Events

Planning an event, conference or visit? Please note that the Editor must receive details of all events during 2015 for listing in the March Newsletter by February 1st.

JANUARY

CANTERBURY HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2014–2015
Meetings take place in Newton Lecture Ng03, Canterbury Christ Church University, starting at 7.30 p.m., except where indicated. Joining the CHAS is £10 for a year (call 01227 780245) and visitors are welcome at lectures by paying £3 at the door. No pre-booking is required.

• Wednesday 14 January
  The Men Behind the Pen
  Imogen Corrigan, Researcher and Lecturer

• Saturday 31 January at 18:00pm
  The Frank Jenkins Memorial Lecture: the Annual Review of the work of Canterbury Archaeological Trust
  Paul Bennett, Director
  Venue: Old Sessions House, Canterbury Christ Church University

FEBRUARY

CANTERBURY HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Wednesday 11 February
Canterbury’s Bluestocking: Elizabeth Estob (1683–1756) and the Anglo-Saxon revival
Jackie Eales, Christ Church Canterbury University

FRIENDS OF CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST
Wednesday 25 February
Dr Catherine Richardson (University of Kent), The early modern household Joint lecture with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Kent

7.00pm. Lecture Theatre 3, Grimond Building, University of Kent

MARCH

KENT HISTORY AND LIBRARY CENTRE TALK
Thursday 5 March | 6.30pm
Why does Faversham have its Magna Carta? Peter Tann

Price £3.00, booking advisable
An examination of one of Kent’s most important documents, set in the context of Faversham’s surviving medieval charters.

For details call 03000 413131 or email: historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk

CANTERBURY HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Wednesday 11 March
The English and the French in Norman Kent and Canterbury
Richard Eales, formerly University of Kent

THE LAST PLACE GOD MADE: LIVES AND LANDSCAPE IN THE NORTH KENT MARSHLAND DAY SCHOOL
SATURDAY 14 MARCH
10.30–16.30
Dr Gillian Draper | Canterbury Christ Church University Campus | £29.50

The marshes of north Kent set the scene for Great Expectations and have been an anticipated location of ‘Boris Island.’ We shall explore the origins of the extraordinary remoteness of the Hoo Peninsula, Grain and the Isle of Sheppey from the Roman and medieval periods.

The north Kent marshes were part of the Original Lands of Kentish settlement 1300 years ago, and we will investigate why this was so.

From new historical and archaeological research, we will consider the notable medieval chapels, churches and priories and the early reclamation which allowed the area’s valuable resources to be exploited. Lastly, we will investigate the contrast between the profoundly localized way of life of local people and the rich, influential outsiders, including Londoners, who were connected to this important area for wealth and defence.

For bookings, see www.canterbury.ac.uk/community-arts-education or tel. 01227 863451, or email education.communityarts@canterbury.ac.uk

FRIENDS OF CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST
Wednesday 25 March

Professor Louise Wilkinson (CCCU)
‘Women in the Age of Magna Carta’ at 7.00pm. Lecture Theatre Ng03, Newton Building, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury campus.

FCAT request donations of £2.00 for members, £3.00 for non-members and £1.00 for students to cover costs and to help the work of Canterbury Archaeological Trust.

JOINT KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, CCCU CENTRE FOR REGIONAL KENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
NEW DIRECTIONS IN KENT HISTORY SINCE THIRSK
Saturday 28 March 10.00 (register from 9.30) to 16.30

Old Sessions House, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury campus

PROGRAMME
9.30–10.00 Registration

10.00–10.15 Welcome: Professor Jackie Eales, CRKHA Director

10.15–11.15 Session 1: Early Modern Towns

• Duncan Harrington, ‘Early education and apprenticeship in Faversham’

• Dr Sandra Dunster, ‘Feeding the dockyard: the fight for Chatham Market 1660–1712’

11.15–11.45 Coffee

11.45–12.45 Session 2: Producers and Consumers

• Dr Lorraine Flisher, ‘Adjusting to the market: the Clothier elite and entrepreneurship in the Weald of Kent during the 17th century’

• Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh, ‘Going to visit: an imaginary tour of Sir Peter Buck’s house in 17th-century Rochester’

12.45–14.00 Lunch (make own arrangements)

14.00–15.00 Session 3: Challenging Authority in the Countryside

• Dr Susan Pittman, ‘As interface between lords and locals: the deer keeper’s dilemma in Elizabethan and Jacobean Kent’

• Dr Paula Simpson, ‘I marvelye what you meine to carry my tythe barley away’: tithing out in the Kentish countryside’

15.00–15.30 Tea

15.30–16.30 Session 4: Kent and the Wider World

• Dr Claire Bartram, ‘Plough and pen: reviewing the place of agricultural texts and authors in early modern society’

Dr Andy Kesson,
‘Canterbury onstage and backstage at the London playhouses’

Tickets £18 (lunch not provided – bring your own or see campus/city outlets)

Booking: Tickets available through Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh, 11 Caledon Terrace, Canterbury CT1 3JS, please enclose your details/requirements (form available on KAS and CRKHA websites), and a cheque made payable to: Canterbury Christ Church University, and a S.A.E.

APRIL
KAS CHURCHES COMMITTEE VISIT
SATURDAY 18 APRIL

To Westwell and Hothfield churches (near Ashford).

Meet at 13.45 for 14.00 at Westwell and go on to Hothfield where tea will be provided.

See KAS website for details and to book.