KAS 14/08/2020 KAS 14/08/2020

Germany is in Smarden: So is North America

You may be puzzled by those two lines, but we promise you they are true. We are taking a fact-finding tour around Smarden’s lanes and fields but geography apart, we’ll be talking about some of the interesting characters who have lived in Smarden: sportsmen, writers, craftsmen and entertainers. Some of them with local reputations, others known around the world.

KAS 01/07/2020 KAS 01/07/2020

Smarden v Napoleon

In this film we go back over 200 years to follow the fortunes of three Smarden men who enlisted to fight the French in Spain, Portugal and at the Battle of Waterloo.

KAS 14/04/2020 KAS 14/04/2020

Smarden’s Deadly Year

A heroic doctor, contagion, lockdown, shocking fatalities. A scenario only too familiar to us today, but this is what happened in the Kent village of Smarden 350 years ago. This is a forgotten episode in the history of a rural village that resonates strongly with us now.

KAS 06/04/2020 KAS 06/04/2020

The History of Smarden (part two)

Shot in 2005, this film tells the story of Smarden from early obscurity to its golden age of broadcloth and back again, as told by present-day villagers. This is the second of two videos.

Germany is in Smarden: So is North America

Smarden v Napoleon

Smarden’s Deadly Year

The History of Smarden (part two)

Kent Archaeological Society