A new life for ‘British Printed Images to 1700’
The history of ‘the unruly sort of clowns’ and other early modern peculiarities from a post by Laura Sangha who…
Author: John Parker (page 3)
Leicestershire Stories: Part 2.
By Jeremy Benson who has now completed Part 2 of his online Leicestershire Stories, which focuses on the Wars of the…
Conversations in Graveyards: A Field Guide to the Social History of Memorials.
New on-line publication by Bob Trubshaw. This new publication by LAHS member Bob Trubshaw is now available online. As he…
Charles Phythian-Adams Obituary
We are sorry to report that Charles Phythian-Adams passed away on Tuesday 13th May 2025. Although it was was not…
University honours pioneering archaeologist
The University of Leicester has honoured a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her. After…
History (Local History) MA
Starts September 2025. 1 – 2 years full or part time. University of Leicester. UK £9550, International £18950. This course…
The British Records Association
The Nation’s Records Preserved, Accessed and Interpreted for the Benefit of All. The Association aims to initiate, encourage and support…
Winner of the Janette Harley Prize 2024
The British Records Association is delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 Janette Harley Prize: Dr Eliza Wheaton (editor), Loving and…
Professor Nicola Verdon BA, MA, PhD.
We sadly have to inform you of the death of Nicola Verdon who undertook the MA course in English Local…
Eleanor Frewen Turner
Author Karima Shirfield, published by Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society in The Leicestershire Historian 59. Vol 59. pp. 56-62. The…
The Cossington Necklace
In 1999, archaeologists working at a quarry in Cossington, Leicestershire, found something amazing. In a grave from the Early Bronze…
LAHS History Fair 2025
Saturday 5th July, 2025. 10:00AM – 4:00PM. Oakham Castle and Rutland County Museum. FREE. The LAHS History Fair returns and…
Historian Membership
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
A Vision of Britain through Time brings together historical surveys of the British Isles to create a record of how these…
Department of Continuing Education – Short Courses in History including Local and Social History
Journey back through history and uncover the secrets of our past. Whether you’re eager to explore a new interest or…
Leicestershire Fieldworkers Book Price and Postage List 2024
Earthworks of Rutland by Robert F Hartley, ed K Elkin, 2023.A4, 133 pages, 88 plans, 17 landscape maps, 5 colour…
Gdansk and the Hanseatic League.
Our new FCELH Chair, Anne Coyne, is a medievalist whose main area of research is the religious and mercantile history…
Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9.
The Maps Descriptive of London Poverty are the product of Charles Booth’s Inquiry into Life and Labour In London (1886…
A Walk Through Leicester: Susanna Watts (1768-1842)
Leicestershire Archaeology and Historical Society guest blogger, John Parker, retraces the footsteps of Susanna Watts. Abolitionist, author, translator, and artist.
Robert Bakewell of Dishley Grange (1725-1795).
Robert Bakewell was the fourth generation of a family of Leicestershire tenant farmers in Normanton-le-Heath. Originally husbandmen, they developed specialist…