Centre for English Local History Bibliographies You can now view and/or download PDF copies of CELH bibliographies for the years 1948-1998, 1999-2008 and 2009-2021 from our… Continue reading “Centre for English Local History Bibliographies”…
Their Finest Hour Is a digital history project based at the University of Oxford which aims to capture and preserve the stories and… Continue reading “Their Finest Hour”…
Court rolls of the Manor of Curles, Clavering Clavering is a village and also a parish in north-west Essex in England. It is about 20 miles (32 km)… Continue reading “Court rolls of the Manor of Curles, Clavering”…
Historic Maps from The National Library of Scotland The National Library of Scotland holds over two million cartographic items, making it the largest collection of maps in Scotland… Continue reading “Historic Maps from The National Library of Scotland”…
A Rural Railway: The Midland Railway – Lincoln to Newark by Jeremy Lodge This tells the story of the rural stretch of the Midland Railway’s Lincoln to Nottingham line that runs through the… Continue reading “A Rural Railway: The Midland Railway – Lincoln to Newark by Jeremy Lodge”…
Friends Newsletters PDF copies of all Friends newsletters from issue 1 of 1989 to issue 35 of 2022 are now available to… Continue reading “Friends Newsletters”…
The Centre for Regional and Local History Founded in 1948, English Local History helped to establish local history as a respected academic discipline in the UK. In… Continue reading “The Centre for Regional and Local History”…
Centre for Regional and Local History Library Members of the Friends are welcome to use the library collections and other facilities during office hours. The libraries of… Continue reading “Centre for Regional and Local History Library”…
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,… Continue reading “Deviant Maternity Illegitimacy in Wales, c. 1680–1800 by Dr. Angela Muir”…
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… Continue reading “FREE borrowing for Alumni at University of Leicester libraries”…
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… Continue reading “FREE Membership for ALL University of Leicester History Students and PhD History Candidates”…
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… Continue reading “New Thinking: Flooding and Energy by Richard Jones”…
Christopher Taylor Obituary Chris Dyer has written a memoir / obituary for Chris Taylor, written for the British Academy, which will eventually be… Continue reading “Christopher Taylor Obituary”…
Chris Mitchell As a follow-up to the recent Friends Online Presentation The Multicultural Middle Ages Chris Mitchell advises that his PhD thesis… Continue reading “Chris Mitchell”…
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… Continue reading “Friends’ volunteers complete digitisation of the CELH library card catalogue”…
Library relocation complete The libraries of the Centre for English Local History and the Centre for Urban History have now arrived at the… Continue reading “Library relocation complete”…
Dr. Rosamond Faith and the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize. We are pleased to report that a member of The Friends and eminent former member of the Department of English… Continue reading “Dr. Rosamond Faith and the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize.”…
The Human Costs of the British Civil Wars. On 9th December 2021 the inaugural David Dymond Memorial Winter Lecture was given by Andrew Hopper. The following report is… Continue reading “The Human Costs of the British Civil Wars.”…
A History of English Places VCH Smartphone App Do you want to explore England’s Past? Are you interested in maps? Then the Victoria County History’s… Continue reading “A History of English Places”…
New Director of The Centre for English Local History We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Angela Muir as the new Director of the Centre for English… Continue reading “New Director of The Centre for English Local History”…