The tomb of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral. Main image for Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020

Medieval Canterbury Weekend 29 April - 1 May 2022

The seventh Canterbury history weekend returns to the Medieval period for 2022

Renowned historians and scholars such as Dr Marc Morris, Sophie Page and a host of other historians and academics will cover topics across the period from Anglo-Saxon society to the eve of the Reformation.

Kings & QueensSocial HistoryThe ChurchWar & PoliticsBooks & Manuscripts

The Weekend is organised by the CCCU Centre for Kent History and Heritage in conjunction with Canterbury Cathedral Archives & Library, which will provide two tours. Those attending or watching the livestreamed lectures book their chosen events using a pick-and-mix approach, using the descriptions provided on the Centre’s webpages. The recording will not be available after the lecture.Any surplus from the Weekend goes into the educational fund to aid postgraduates at CCCU who are studying Kent history topics. The fund is the Ian Coulson Memorial Postgraduate Award fund 

Tickets: £10/person per event in person; £9/person per event online.  

Discount: for those buying 10 or more tickets of one sort ie in person or livestreamed in one transaction, then each ticket is £8/person per event in person; £7/person per event online. 

Special school or sixth-form college ticket: £95 to allow their students access to any of the livestreamed events. 

Recordings will NOT be available to ticket holders after the event. 

Friday 29 April

19:00 - 20:30

Saturday 30 April

10:00 - 11:00
How to Read a Medieval ChurchPaul Bennett 
St Mildred’s church (Guided tour)
Exploring an Ancient HospitalSheila Sweetinburgh 
St John's Hospital (Guided tour)
Canterbury Cathedral Archive & Library TreasuresCressida Williams 
Canterbury Cathedral Archive & Library Treasures (Guided tour)
11:30 - 12:30
Investigating a medieval stone building  Paul Bennett 
Eastbridge Hospital (Guided tour)
Exploring an ancient hospital Sheila Sweetinburgh 
St John's Hospital (Guided tour)
Canterbury Cathedral Archive & Library TreasuresCressida Williams  Canterbury Cathedral Archive & Library Treasures (Guided tour)
13:30 - 14:30
The People of Kent in 1381 Andrew Prescott & Helen Killick  Powell, Pg09
16:30 - 17:30
Elizabeth Woodville, the Real White Queen Joanna Laynesmith  Powell, Pg09
Houses and society in the medieval city Chris King St Gregory’s, Zg01

Sunday 1 May

10:30 - 11:30
The Jewish Houses of Medieval Canterbury
Dean Irwin St Gregory’s, Zg01
12:00 - 13:00
Thomas Becket was a LondonerCaroline BarronPowell, Pg09
Stone on stone – the men who built cathedrals Imogen CorriganSt Gregory’s, Zg01
Kings & QueensSocial HistoryThe ChurchWar & PoliticsBooks & Manuscripts
 

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Email: Arts & Culture

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