The Nightingale, the Chough and the Phoenix – flying together in Canterbury and Kent | Centre for Kent History and Heritage From my perspective, this is the last CKHH blog. Consequently, I would just like to say that when Matthew Crockatt said back in 2014 the best way to build an audience was to post regularly and often, ...

Last ever #CKHH blog from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh after more than 500 posts. End of an era. blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...

A large medieval church window. Most of the glass is plain, interlaced with lead calmes. In the centre of the window is a kneeling stained glass figure of a female saint dressed in blue. The name below the figure is 'st mildred'.

Spent the afternoon at St Mildred's Church as part of the Canterbury Medieval Pageant 2025 — pilgrim songs, pilgrim shells, and beautiful surroundings. #CKHH #HistoryMatters

Front cover of the lecture/workshop programme for the 2025 Gender and Medieval Studies Conference on Gender: Charity and Care held from 2-5 July in Canterbury

Great first day of the Gender & Medieval Studies 2025 Conference. Thanks to Dr Diane Heath @medievalcanter.bsky.social and #CKHH Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh for organising! Looking forward to tomorrow! #GMS2025

From Medway to Dover – exploring history and heritage in Kent | Centre for Kent History and Heritage Firstly, congratulations to Dr Kaye Sowden who has received confirmation that her doctoral thesis on the history of early modern Pluckley has been signed off by her examiners and is therefore now comp...

Busy week at #CKHH with MEMS Fest, Faversham talks, Canterbury Cathedral archives, and celebrating knowledge exchange blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...

Working together in Canterbury – shared ideas through people, places and buildings | Centre for Kent History and Heritage A final notice for the University of Kent’s MEMS Fest where Peter Joyce, Kieron Hoyle and Jason Mazzocchi will be presenting their session on ‘Challenging Perceptions: Identity and Representation in S...

This week's #CKHH blog exploring the Christ Church Gate @cburycathedral.bsky.social, @memsfestival.bsky.social 2025, and upcoming Gender and Medieval Studies Coference
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Kent History Postgraduates – from oysters to gold rings | Centre for Kent History and Heritage Now that we are in June, I thought I would highlight some of the forthcoming events involving Kent History Postgraduates and others associated with the CKHH before I report on Jason Mazzocchi’s presen...

New blog post from #CKHH - this time all about events involving the Kent History Postgraduates! blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...

Our programme is live! Join us for two amazing days of presentations and workshops at this year’s MEMS Festival! Register your interest at the link in our bio (Twitter/X) and check out our full program on our instagram @mems_festival.

@memsfestival.bsky.social MEMS Festival 2025 this weekend - will be great to hear from #CKHH PhDs about their current research on Saturday!

Rachel Koopmans and Becket and Benedict | Centre for Kent History and Heritage Before I report on the events involving the CKHH this week, that is the Becket Lecture and the Becket and Benedict workshop in the chapter house and cathedral, I thought I would bring a few notices to...

New #CKHH blog post from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on a busy week with Becket and Benedict (and maybe me and a lost cheese 🧀)... blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...

Professor Rachel Koopmans is standing behind a lectern in the medieval Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral

Large, early Gothic, stained glass window (n.II) in the Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral, depicting, among other miracles, a series of panes about a plague at the house of Jordan Fitzeisulf

Had a great time at Prof Rachel Koopmans' workshop today @cburycathedral.bsky.social with fellow #CKHH and @memsunikent.bsky.social peeps, reading miracles of Thomas Becket. Great opportunity to explore the use of space, and getting a chance to look at the stained glass in detail!

Professor Rachel Koopmans standing in front of a large projector screen entitled Murder, Miracles, Liturgy, and Stained Glass: Thomas Becket and Benedict of Peterborough

Book cover of The Passions and Miracles of St. Thomas Becket by Benedict of Peterborough, translated by Rachel Koopmans

Great 2025 Becket Lecture (and book launch) this evening by Prof Rachel Koopmans, discussing Benedict of Peterborough and Thomas Becket's Passion and Miracles #CKHH @cccubookshop.bsky.social

Kent History Postgraduates in Dover – celebrating success | Centre for Kent History and Heritage This week I want to feature the knowledge exchange and community engagement activities of members of the Kent History Postgraduates group over the weekend at Dover Museum and at the Dover Maison Dieu ...

Latest #CKHH blog post from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh covering #MaritimeKent study day with the #MaritimeBritain team, and the re-opening of #MaisonDieuDover
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Section of the Bodleian Library's Gough Map depicting the area of Kent with Dover at the top of the map facing out into the English Channel

#MaritimeKent website and database are now live! #MaritimeBritain #CKHH maritimebritain.org/maritime_kent/

Off to sunny Dover this morning for the Kent's Maritime Communities study day at #DoverMuseum with talks on merchants, mariners, shipping and defence, in Kent and Europe, 1450-1640 #CKHH #MaritimeKent

It’s disheartening - and infuriating - that a popular history conference is ending because of university staff cuts. Institutions should be encouraging public engagement, not preventing it! This loss echoes far beyond CCCU #SaveTheHumanities #HistoryMatters #CKHH #Canterbury

Pepe Joyce - Canterbury History Weekend 2025 - Tudor and Stuarts.

The pictures from the wonderful Canterbury History Weekend 2025 organised by #CKHH are now up. DM me if want copies.

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This afternoon, bringing a great #TudorsStuarts History Weekend to a close, is @jackieeales.bsky.social discussing women's roles in the English Civil Wars #CKHH #Canterbury

And for our next talk at #TudorsStuarts we have @chloeireton.bsky.social speaking on slavery and freedom in black thought, in Early Modern Spain #CKHH #Canterbury

And we're off! First lecture of the day is @davehitchcock.bsky.social discussing views of poverty in the Early Modern period #TudorsStuarts #CKHH #Canterbury

Setting up for the final day of #TudorsStuarts History Weekend 2025! With lectures on poverty in writing, slavery, freedom, and women in the Civil Wars #CKHH #Canterbury

For the final lecture of today's #TudorsStuarts, Prof Anthony Musson speaks on Henry VIII's progresses and their impact on local communities #CKHH

Next session for this afternoon at #TudorsStuarts is @cjfaraday.bsky.social speaking on the sadly neglected art of the Tudors! #CKHH

@cccubookshop.bsky.social out in force! #TudorsStuarts #CKHH

And now a talk by Prof Jessica Malay on Anne Clifford and the gentlemen in her household #TudorStuarts #CKHH

Up and running again after lunch with @glennrichardson.bsky.social discussing The Battle of Pavia on its 500th anniversary #TudorsStuarts #CKHH

Next session, we have Dr Rory Loughnane speaking on young Shakespeare, his early career and wider connections within English Drama in the 1580s #TudorsStuarts #CKHH

Kicking off #CKHH #TudorsStuarts this morning with a talk by Dr Astrid Stilma tracing ideas of tyranny in Stuart drama and popular responses to kingship.

Looking forward to the first full day of #TudorsStuarts History Weekend 2025! With lectures on Stuart Drama, Shakespeare, The Italian Wars, Anne Clifford, Tudor art, and finishing off with Henry VIII #CKHH ckhh.org.uk/tudors-stuar...

A dimly lit lecture theatre with a jumbo display screen on one wall. The screen is displaying a contemporary artist's interpretation of a Tudor painting, portraying a young Queen Mary I in vivid colours on a purple background

Great start to the Tudors & Stuarts weekend at #CKHH this evening: #AlisonWeir speaking on the life and reign of Mary I. Tickets still available for tomorrow and Sunday! ckhh.org.uk/tudors-stuar...

From Kent to Hull – showcasing maritime history | Centre for Kent History and Heritage This week has Jason Mazzocchi’s report of the Hull Maritime History conference where he and Kieron Hoyle gave papers last Saturday, but before that these are the two upcoming CKHH events. Firstly the ...

Latest post from the #CKHH blog - this time from Hull! blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...

Two sides of a coin: vibrant research culture – end of an era | Centre for Kent History and Heritage I shall start this week with a note of congratulations to Dr Dessoy, whose doctoral thesis is now complete and the next event will be her graduation. Thus, well done Tracey for your fascinating thesis...

New #CKHH blog post from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on nautical research projects and the upcoming History Weekend blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...