The hidden vaults bringing a city's past alive
A hidden vault discovered under a public square in Canterbury could be the resting place of an 18th Century vicar and poet, experts have said.
Archaeology investigation after vault discovered
An underground vault has been uncovered beneath a run-down public square in Kent, with archaeological investigations under way as part of a £200,000 revamp.
Shoe scans offer 'tantalising' Roman life insight
Researchers say their analysis of studs from disintegrated shoes is helping them understand ancient Roman fashion trends and burial practices.
Stone Age tools sell at auction for £41k
A collection of palaeolithic tools has sold at auction.
Tudors and Stuarts 2025 – last of the (thin red) line
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
More from the Kent History Postgraduates
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Celebrating postgraduate research on late medieval and early modern Kent
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Featuring ‘Dover at Night’ and Canterbury Pilgrimage
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Looking forward to Tudors and Stuarts 2025
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
The CKHH in 2025
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Delight and Despair – Tudors and Stuarts 2025 versus Canterbury’s disastrous fire
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Abi Kingsnorth and Broadside Ballads
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Shipbuilding at Chatham with Canterbury Expo
Report by Vanessa Sanderson, Jason Mazzocchi and Kieron Hoyle on the Shipbuilding conference at Chatham Dockyard organised jointly by KAS Maritime Kent Research Group and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
More Tudors and Stuarts 2025
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
CKHH 500th blog – from Yorkshire to Somerset
The 500th update featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
The Tithe War – Kent and England
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh provides a report on the recent Nightingale Lecture. Featured on the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Nightingale lecture, Landscape conference and Behn project – exciting events
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh provides an update on the forthcoming Nightingale Lecture, the Society for Landscape Studies conference and the Medway History Showcase at the RE Museum, Gillingham. Featured on the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Tales of Forgotten Kent
Tales of Forgotten Kent by Malcolm Horton, published by the History Press, is a collection of twenty two essays about the people and events that have largely been neglected by historians, but are part of Kent’s rich tapestry as the “Garden of England” and its location as the gateway to Europe and the New World.
Aphra Behn Conference at Canterbury
Dr Astrid Stilma reports on the conference in the first week of July for the Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog on the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Canterbury Commemoration – a fire, Thomas More and Thomas Becket
A follow up from last week, Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reports on Dr Janet Clayton’s presentation to the Kent History Postgraduates group as the last of these meeting for this academic year.
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