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Hoskins Day – June 2026.

Saturday 27th June 2026, 12:00AM – 4:30PM, University of Leicester Room 101 Attenborough Building. Shall we fight them on the…
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Posted on: 16 March 2026 Last updated on: 16 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Post Medieval Archaeology Congress – May 2026.

The eighth annual Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress (PMAC26) will be hosted by the University of Reading on 15-17 May 2026. The…
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Posted on: 17 March 2026 Last updated on: 17 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition – September 2026.

From September 2026 to July 2027 the Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to the British Museum. For the first time…
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Posted on: 14 March 2026 Last updated on: 14 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Dr. Angela Muir.

Dear Friends, It is with regret that I write to tell you that Dr Angela Muir has accepted voluntary severance…
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Posted on: 10 March 2026 Last updated on: 10 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives Conference – September 2027.

The AGRA Conference will take place on 10th-12th September 2027 at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. The Conference’s theme…
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Posted on: 10 March 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Events in the Final Years of the English Civil Wars 1646 Conference – May 2026.

On Saturday, May 9 from 10:00AM to 5:00PM at the National Civil War Centre-Newark Museum, The Battlefields Trust East Midlands…
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Posted on: 9 March 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Heritage Hub Celebration of Heritage – March 2026.

From 12.00AM to 4.00PM on Saturday 21 March 2026, at the Students’ Union (Percy Gee Building, University of Leicester. Join…
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Posted on: 2 March 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Family Life in Late Medieval Brecon Webinar – March 2026.

On Tuesday 31st March 2026 7:00PM – 8:00PM this webinar will explore the medieval gentry families of Brecon, descended from…
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Posted on: 2 March 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

British Agricultural History Society Conference – May 2026.

The BAHS Spring Conference and AGM will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 10:30AM to 4:15PM at Channing…
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Posted on: 27 February 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The Nicola Verdon Memorial Conference – April 2026.

On Thursday 30 April and Friday 1 May the British Agricultural History Society is supporting a two-day memorial conference at…
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Posted on: 27 February 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Local Population Studies Society Final Conference – July 2026.

The LPSS Final Conference will take place at Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridgeshire on July 4th 2026. Further details will be…
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Posted on: 25 February 2026 Last updated on: 14 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

2027, European year of the Normans.

In 2027, don’t be surprised if you hear a lot about William the Conqueror, Guillaume Le Conquérant, Wilhelm der Eroberer,…
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Posted on: 24 February 2026 Last updated on: 28 February 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Medieval Settlement Research Group Spring Conference – April 2026.

The MSRG Spring Conference will take place on 18th-19th April at Deans Conference Centre, Lincoln College, Monks Road, Lincoln, LN2…
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Posted on: 24 February 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Riot Act by Andy Barrett, a Rehearsed Reading – March 2026.

RIOT ACT will be presented Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March at 7:00PM at the Framework Knitters Museum at Ruddington, Nottingham in…
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Posted on: 22 February 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

2026 Festival of Archaeology.

The Festival will take place across the UK from Saturday 18th July to Sunday 2nd August and the theme will…
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Posted on: 22 February 2026 Last updated on: 24 February 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Lincolnshire Churches Conference – April 2026.

This full-day Conference organised by the SLHA Local History Team, will take place on Saturday 18 April in Heckington, near…
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Posted on: 20 February 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Summer Schools in Oxford.

Got plans for this summer? If not, look at a study holiday in Oxford! From week-long introductory courses to specialist…
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Posted on: 19 February 2026 Last updated on: 24 February 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Frame Breaking in Nottingham 1811.

What became the first instance of Luddism in the year 1811 began during the daytime on Monday 11th March. Hundreds…
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Posted on: 19 February 2026 Last updated on: 19 February 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

1826 Weavers Uprising.

Handloom weavers in the nineteenth century were known to be a hard-working and compliant workforce who faced periodic poverty with…
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Posted on: 19 February 2026 Last updated on: 19 February 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Maurice Bond Lecture and Harley Prize Presentation – May 2026.

The 2026 Maurice Bond Lecture will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at the Guildhall…
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Posted on: 17 February 2026 Last updated on: 13 March 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker
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