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

The Melsonby Hoard is a highly significant discovery of Iron Age metalwork from nearly 2,000 years ago, discovered in late…

Elizabeth Heyrick was an abolitionist, social reformer and campaigner on a whole range of social issues. Born in 1769 in…

The history of ‘the unruly sort of clowns’ and other early modern peculiarities from a post by Laura Sangha who…

By Jeremy Benson who has now completed Part 2 of his online Leicestershire Stories, which focuses on the Wars of the…

New on-line publication by Bob Trubshaw. This new publication by LAHS member Bob Trubshaw is now available online. As he…

We are sorry to report that Charles Phythian-Adams passed away on Tuesday 13th May 2025. Although it was was not…

The University of Leicester has honoured a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her. After…

Starts September 2025. 1 – 2 years full or part time. University of Leicester. UK £9550, International £18950. This course…

The Nation’s Records Preserved, Accessed and Interpreted for the Benefit of All. The Association aims to initiate, encourage and support…

The British Records Association is delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 Janette Harley Prize: Dr Eliza Wheaton (editor), Loving and…

We sadly have to inform you of the death of Nicola Verdon who undertook the MA course in English Local…

Author Karima Shirfield, published by Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society in The Leicestershire Historian 59. Vol 59. pp. 56-62. The…

In 1999, archaeologists working at a quarry in Cossington, Leicestershire, found something amazing. In a grave from the Early Bronze…

Historian membership is for everyone with a love of history. If you enjoy reading and hearing about history, want to…

A Vision of Britain through Time brings together historical surveys of the British Isles to create a record of how these…