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Friends of the Centre for English Local History

Friends of the Centre for English Local History

Promoting, supporting, and assisting the study of Local History as taught and practised in the Centre for Regional and Local History at the University of Leicester

Author: John Parker (page 2)

Lieutenant Joshua Gregory (1790-1838): His Life in Context by Philip H. Marsh.

This book traces the family of Joshua Gregory, father of Sir August Charles Gregory who became Surveyor General of Queensland…
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Posted on: 26 September 2025 Last updated on: 27 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

From Nation to Local: Re-Discovering England’s Places through A History of England in 25 Poems.

Friday 28th November, 2025. 3:00pm. Attenborough 101 and TEAMS. FREE. Centre for Regional and Local History & Centre for Urban…
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Posted on: 23 September 2025 Last updated on: 27 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Protest and the enclosure of urban public space in England from the late 18th century to the present.

Unfortunately Katrina Navickas’s talk on 13 November has been postponed until January 2026. Centre for Regional and Local History &…
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Posted on: 23 September 2025 Last updated on: 31 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Geoffrey Bond and Thoroton Society Research Awards.

Application deadline extended. Geoffrey Bond, a life member of the Thoroton Society, has since the commencement of the Award generously…
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Posted on: 21 September 2025 Last updated on: 28 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

An appeal for information about Sydney J. Bunney, 1877-1928.

We have been contacted by Christopher Sidwell who is trying to find photographs of his late great-great-uncle the Coventry artist…
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Posted on: 18 September 2025 Last updated on: 27 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

CILIP Annual Awards.

CILIP Local Studies Group is asking for nominations for two of its annual awards. CILIP is the leading professional body…
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Posted on: 18 September 2025 Last updated on: 8 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The 1789 French Revolution: not just a revolution in France.

October to December 2025. On-line. Free for HA members, £60 for non-members. HA short course  The French Revolution of 1789 was…
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Posted on: 11 September 2025 Last updated on: 6 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Rose de Verdun (d. 1247) and Grace Dieu Priory: Endowment Charter and Tomb.

by Nigel Tringham from Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 93. One of only a few houses of…
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Posted on: 20 August 2025 Last updated on: 28 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum.

One of the most important cultural artefacts in the world will be displayed at the Museum from September 2026. More…
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Posted on: 5 August 2025 Last updated on: 8 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Blood in the Wear.

The Sunderland Sailors’ Strike and the North Sands Massacre of August 1825. Buried in the records of the Durham Assizes…
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Posted on: 31 July 2025 Last updated on: 30 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Dr. Robert Thoroton 1623-1678.

Nottinghamshire Antiquarian. Robert Thoroton was a country gentleman, descended from a long line of Thorotons, and lived at the family’s…
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Posted on: 30 July 2025 Last updated on: 18 August 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Friends of the Centre for English Local History Annual General Meeting 2025.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7pm, by…
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Posted on: 21 July 2025 Last updated on: 17 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The Website of Chris Baker.

This web site has been developed to act as a gateway to the various interests of Chris Baker and includes…
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Posted on: 14 July 2025 Last updated on: 18 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Borough of Twickenham Local History Society.

The Borough of Twickenham Local History Society focuses on the history of Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons all of…
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Posted on: 26 June 2025 Last updated on: 29 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies Archive.

The British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies Archive is based in the School of Archaeology and Ancient…
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Posted on: 3 June 2025 Last updated on: 30 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Hidden Histories – An UnCivil War.

An exploration of the first English Civil War through its impacts on the people of Leicester and Leicestershire. In this…
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Posted on: 30 May 2025 Last updated on: 17 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, 28 July 1937 – 13 May 2025.

A personal memoir by K.D.M. Snell.  Charles Phythian-Adams, who has died aged 87, was educated at Marlborough College and came…
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Posted on: 19 May 2025 Last updated on: 27 September 2025 Comments: 2 Written by: John Parker

Black British history scholarship is established to honour historian and activist Len Garrison.

Three postgraduates will be able study Black British history with the University of Leicester free of charge, thanks to a…
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Posted on: 14 May 2025 Last updated on: 25 September 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Educating Deptford: the Deptford Ragged School and its Place in the Community.

The Deptford Ragged School Archive is a heritage outreach project with a collection of objects which tell the history of…
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Posted on: 13 May 2025 Last updated on: 13 July 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

New old maps from the National Library of Scotland and a new geo-referencing tool for the maps.

With around two million cartographic items, the NLS map collection is the largest in Scotland and one of the largest…
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Posted on: 6 May 2025 Last updated on: 17 October 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker
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