Film screening and Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu in association between the School of Arts and Architecture and the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern … Read more
Category: Research
Exploring Kent History Workshop Report
The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies along with the Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies* hosted a workshop day entitled ‘Exploring … Read more
Upcoming Exhibition: The Making of Marlowe: Poet, Playwright, Provocateur (Beaney Museum)
An interactive exhibition in collaboration with our own Dr Rory Loughnane exploring the life of Canterbury’s most famous poet and playwright, Christopher Marlowe. Sat 25th … Read more
New Publication on Rope Dancing by Emma Rose Kraus
We are immensely proud of Emma Rose Kraus’ latest publication on early modern rope dancing. Edited by Amrita Sen and Jennifer Linhart Wood, Early Modern Performance … Read more
Bibliographical Society Announces 2025 Gold Medallist
The Bibliographical Society, founded in 1892, is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history. The 2025 Gold Medal … Read more
Conserving Heritage – in Kent and Canterbury
We started the year of events with Kent & Canterbury History and Heritage’s Michael Nightingale Memorial Lecture to which the Lord Mayor of Canterbury Cllr Keji … Read more
A Year of Scholarly Excellence
The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at the University of Kent is proud to celebrate the outstanding range of publications and grant … Read more
MEMS at Leeds IMC 2025
Next week, several members of the MEMS community will travel to Leeds for the annual International Medieval Congress. If you’re attending the conference, come along … Read more
MEMS Summer 2025 Programme
From discovering rare jewels in the archives to listening to the miracles of Thomas Becket in the setting of Canterbury Cathedral, there is something for … Read more
PhD Student Luke Farrell and the Historic Towns Trust
Luke Farrell has been working with the Historic Towns Trust. In a recent blog post for the Trust, Luke spoke about his experience working for … Read more









