Urban History/Regional and Local History Centre Launch Event Wednesday October 5th 2022.
On behalf of The Centre for Urban History (CUH) and Centre for Regional and Local History (CRLH) Dr Angela Muir, Director…
Deviant Maternity Illegitimacy in Wales, c. 1680–1800 by Dr. Angela Muir
This is the first-ever book to explore illegitimacy in Wales during the eighteenth century. Drawing on previously overlooked archival sources,…
The Centre for English Local History. The Professor Phil Batman Family History Prize
The Professor Phil Batman Family History Prize will be awarded annually for outstanding work on any aspect of the history…
FREE borrowing for Alumni at University of Leicester libraries
It appears that Alumni have been added to the small number of local groups like Leicestershire NHS staff, Leicestershire teaching…
FREE Membership for ALL University of Leicester History Students and PhD History Candidates
The Friends of The Centre for English Local History are pleased to extend FREE membership to ALL University of Leicester…
New Thinking: Flooding and Energy by Richard Jones
Podcast for BBC Radio 3. How decoding Erewash, Trent, Averham and other field, river and place names from old maps…
Christopher Taylor Obituary
Chris Dyer has written a memoir / obituary for Chris Taylor, written for the British Academy, which will eventually be…
Study Day at Queen Street Mill
Saturday 1st October 2022, Burnley, Lancs, BB10 2HX. Visit the last surviving operational steam-driven 19th Century textile mill! Highlights include:…
Chris Mitchell
As a follow-up to the recent Friends Online Presentation The Multicultural Middle Ages Chris Mitchell advises that his PhD thesis…
Friends’ volunteers complete digitisation of the CELH library card catalogue
Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of volunteers, the Friends have now completed the digitisation of the CELH…