John Parker

Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society – Honest Men But Destitute :The Plight of Leicestershire’s Framework Knitters

Wednesday, 11th June, 2025. 7:30pm. Friends’ Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, LE2 1WP. A talk by Jess Jenkins Doors…

Casino Royale: The Rise and Fall of the de Beaumont Earls of Leicester.

Explore Norman England from 1066-1204 through the lives, events and intrigues of the first four Earls of Leicester. The 12th…

Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Dissertation Prizes 2026

2026 Dissertation Prizes in Leicestershire & Rutland Archaeology and History Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society awards four annual dissertation prizes…

Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology: The Annual Lincoln Medieval History Lecture.

Wednesday 7th May, 2025. 5:30pm. Cargill Lecture Theatre, University of Lincoln. The Annual Lincoln Medieval History Lecture in partnership with…

Medieval Settlement Research Group Spring Conference 2025.

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June, 2025. All day. Attenborough Lecture Theatre 1, University of Leicester. For fees see below.…

The Phythian-Adams Award

Undergraduate awards 2025 Named in honour of Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, former Director of the Centre for English Local History, the…

Scarborough Lecture: The Medieval Jewish Communities of the East Midlands.

Thursday 25th, September, 2025. 7:30pm. Gaulby Parish Church, LE7 9BE. Free. Dr Dean Irwin of the University of Lincoln. FURTHER…

The Pilgrims’ Way – a presentation by Mike Burton

Thursday 22nd, May, 2025. 7:30pm. Gaulby Parish Church, LE7 9BE. Free. Mike Burton, former journalist and teacher, takes a journey…

The Centre for Regional and Local History

Dedicated to the study of regional and local history throughout England and Wales, the Centre for Regional and Local History…

The Centre for Urban History

The University of Leicester has been an international pioneer of urban history since the 1960s and has been associated with…

Urban History Group Conference 2025.

The Urban Commons: Rights and Citizenship in the City from the Medieval to the Modern. 4th & 5th September, 2025.…

What is a town?

By Dr. Joe Chick who is a Research Associate in Medieval History currently working on the ENDURE project run by…

Parish and Belonging

Community, Identity and Welfare in England and Wales 1700 – 1950 Keith Snell, published by Cambridge University Press in 2002.…

Who are the Plantagenets?

Thursday 1st May, 2025. 7:00pm – 9:00pm. Leicester Cathedral, Peacock Lane, Leicester LE1 5PZ. £8. Kevin Schurer will explore the…

Exploring Medieval Place and Society through Local History.

Wednesday 11th, June 2025. 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Rewley House,1 Wellington Square,Oxford,OX1 2JA. FREE. Join Dr Simon Townley for the next talk in the…

The Popular Classes and Royal Justice in Medieval England, 1330-31.

Wednesday 28th, May 2025. 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Rewley House,1 Wellington Square,Oxford,OX1 2JA. FREE. Join online or in Oxford for this…

Building a Church out of Herring: A 15th-Century Fishing Village.

Wednesday 14th, May 2025. 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Rewley House,1 Wellington Square,Oxford,OX1 2JA. FREE. Join online or in Oxford for this…

Winchcombe Abbey and 2,000 Peasants: Documenting a Crisis, 1340-1381.

Wednesday 30th, April 2025. 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Rewley House,1 Wellington Square,Oxford,OX1 2JA. FREE. Join Professor Chris Dyer for the first talk in…

Medieval Society and Landscape

Four talks on Medieval Society and Landscape Convened by Professor Elizabeth Gemmill and Dr Stephen Mileson This new seminar series will showcase fascinating…

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