We have created this page to notify website readers of other events that we have been asked to publicise.
Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend 2025 – CONFERENCE April 25-27. Augustine House, Canterbury. For further details see https://ckhh.org.uk/tudors-stuarts. This conference is now over but you can read a blog here.
“Witch-hunting: past and present”, A public lecture by Professor Ronald Hutton CBE, 8th May, The Science Auditorium, King’s School Canterbury, preceded by a reception at 6:30pm in the Lattergate Garden. Entrance via the Mint Yard Gate. Entrance £5 (unless a member of the History Association). For further details please click here.
“Almost as cruel as the enemy was the sea” The Royal Navy and Victory in Europe, 8th May 7:00pm at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. The speaker is Andrew Choong Han Lin from Royal Museums Greenwich, and the event is to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Attendance is free but you are asked to book a place in advance. You can find more details by clicking here.
Kit, Kitty, Canterbury, Controversy & The Dracula Connection. 9th May, 7:15pm at St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2UA. The speaker is Ian Osterloh. The talk is organised by the Canterbury Branch of the Kent Family History Society. Venue opens at 6:30pm for 7:15pm start. Guests are welcome to attend at £2 per head. Refreshments will be available. For further details click here.
‘Kent and Europe, 1450 – 1640: Merchants, Mariners, Shipping and Defence Saturday 10th May at Dover Museum (community cinema). This is a free study day starting at 10am and finishing at 4.30pm comprising talks from the Kent’s Maritime Communities project’s forthcoming book and on allied topics, as well as an introduction to the project’s new website. Space is limited so please do book: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/merchants-mariners-shipping-and-defence. For further details please click here.
Kit, Kitty, Canterbury, Controversy & The Dracula Connection. 12th May, 7:00pm at St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2UA. The speaker is Ian Osterloh. Yes, this is the same talk as the one above but this one is organised by the Canterbury Branch of the ArtsSociety. Venue opens at 6:30pm for 7:00pm start. Guests are welcome to attend at £10 per head. Refreshments will be available.
Cathedral Gardens: Thursday 15th May 7:30pm Bridge Village Hall. A talk by Thomas Goodall, head gardener, about the history of some of the Cathedral’s ancient gardens.. Admission £4 on the door. For Further details please click here.
The Becket Lecture will be on Tuesday 27 May at 7pm, wine reception from 6.30pm, in the Michael Berry Lecture Theatre, Old Sessions House and is a free public lecture – all welcome. The speaker is Rachel Koopmans and her lecture is entitled ‘Murder, Miracles, Liturgy, and Stained Glass: Thomas Becket and Benedict of Peterborough’. For further details please click here.
2025 St Thomas More Commemoration Service Sunday 6th July 7:30pm at St Dunstan’s Church. The guest speaker is Professor Robert Bartlett, CBE, FBA, FRSE. The title of his talk will be “Sir Thomas More and the Saints”. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the church.
Michael Nightingale Memorial Lecture is a joint undertaking between Brook Rural Museum and CKHH. This will be on Tuesday 23 September at 7pm, again with a wine reception from 6.30pm and is an open public lecture. The speaker is Victoria Stevens and the title of her lecture is ‘Conserving Intangibility: the significance of change in heritage collections’
Saturday, 8th November 11am – 4pm Canterbury Society Heritage Expo Event at Westgate Hall. This is expected to be a similar event to last year when there was a series of small talks and over 30 stalls (including CHAS).
More local events of possible interest are advertised on the Centre for Kent History and Heritage webpage.