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Centre for Kent History and Heritage Canterbury Christ Church University Masters’ Degree by research

Part time or full time; financial help available.

Interested in how historical landscapes develop over time? Interested in the early medieval history of East Kent? Wondered how the the different estates came into being during the time of the Kingdom of Kent and beyond and how they developed on either side of the Norman conquest? We have a funded project called

The Evolution of a Downland Landscape; Nonington 700–1400

– you may be interested? There is a good corpus of charter and other documentary materials as well as ongoing archaeological and topographical work.

To find out more, please contact Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh at: sheila.sweetinburgh@canterbury.ac.uk

Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024 Friday 26 April – Sunday 28 April Augustine House, CCCU, Canterbury

The Medieval Canterbury Weekend, organised by the Centre for Kent History & Heritage at Canterbury Christ Church University, returns for 2024 with a programme of 19 talks and its hallmark guided visits. Among the speakers coming to Canterbury are Dr Marc Morris, Dr Janina Ramirez, Professor Chris Woolgar, Professor Louise Wilkinson and Professor Mark Bailey. Audiences will be able to hear from experts about a wide range of topics including what we know about the rebels who followed Jack Cade, what it was like to live in a medieval urban house, why foliate heads (‘Green Man’ images) proliferate c. 1400 and what was the relationship between the Italian Renaissance and England.

As before, the organisers’ intention is to raise money for the Ian Coulson Memorial Postgraduate Award fund that continues to support postgraduates studying Kent history and archaeology projects. Tickets can be purchased for individual talks and at a discount for bulk purchases. There will be a special student discount for some events.

The CCCU Bookshop will have its regular bookstall, and there will be facilities for authors to sign newly purchased books.

Details on the CCCU Centre for Kent History and Heritage web pages at www.canterbury.ac.uk/medieval-canterbury including full details of the programme and booking details. For assistance please email: artsandculture@canterbury.ac.uk or phone during office hours Monday to Thursday 01227 923690.