William Somner 1606-1669
350th Anniversary Conference & Exhibition
Saturday, 23rd March 2019
Saturday, 23rd March 2019
Exhibition: Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Cathedral Precincts,
Canterbury, CT1 2HG: 9.30-10.45
Canterbury, CT1 2HG: 9.30-10.45
Conference: Old Sessions House, Christ Church University, Longport,
Canterbury, CT1 1PL: 11.00-17.00
Canterbury, CT1 1PL: 11.00-17.00
Before the lectures at Old Sessions, there will be an exhibition of Somner manuscripts and books in the Canterbury Cathedral Archives for those who have booked for the full day.
Tickets £20; for lectures but not the exhibition £16; CCCU students £10
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Programme
Session One – Preliminaries AT THE CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES
09.30-10.45 Exhibition of Somner manuscripts and books
11.00-11.35 Coffee at OLD SESSIONS HOUSE
11.35-11.45 Welcome and introduction by Dr David Wright
09.30-10.45 Exhibition of Somner manuscripts and books
11.00-11.35 Coffee at OLD SESSIONS HOUSE
11.35-11.45 Welcome and introduction by Dr David Wright
Session Two – Somner and Canterbury
11.45-12.30 Professor Jackie Eales – Somner’s Canterbury
12.30-13.00 Avril Leach – Somner’s The Antiquities of Canterbury
13.00-14.00 Lunch (not provided)
11.45-12.30 Professor Jackie Eales – Somner’s Canterbury
12.30-13.00 Avril Leach – Somner’s The Antiquities of Canterbury
13.00-14.00 Lunch (not provided)
Session Three – Somner the Scholar
14.00-14.30 Dr Rachel Fletcher – The Anglo-Saxon/Latin/English Dictionary
14.30-15.15 Dr David Shaw – William Somner’s Books
15.15-15.45 Tea
14.00-14.30 Dr Rachel Fletcher – The Anglo-Saxon/Latin/English Dictionary
14.30-15.15 Dr David Shaw – William Somner’s Books
15.15-15.45 Tea
Session Four – Somner and the Church
15.45-16.45 Professor Kenneth Fincham – Somner and William Laud
16.45-17.00 Questions, summing-up and close
15.45-16.45 Professor Kenneth Fincham – Somner and William Laud
16.45-17.00 Questions, summing-up and close
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Downloads
Please click the two images to view and download the Programme for the day and also a two page flier for the event.
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