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…
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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…
Bluesky.
A microblogging social media service where we can engage with the Local History and wider community by sharing short posts…
Facebook.
Facebook is a microblogging social media service where we can engage with the Local History and wider community by sharing…
National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England. It is a…
Elizabeth Herrick (1769 -1831).
Elizabeth Heyrick was an abolitionist, social reformer and campaigner on a whole range of social issues. Born in 1769 in…
University honours pioneering archaeologist.
The University of Leicester has honoured a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her. After…
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…
Anthony John Mundella (1825-1897).
Anthony John Mundella was born in Leicester on 28th March 1825. His mother was a local framework knitter called Rebecca…
Beresford’s Lost Villages.
A website dedicated to deserted medieval villages. This website is was made possible by a generous legacy bequeathed to the…
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe.
Defoe’s ‘Tour’ was first published in three volumes between 1724-26 and is a vivid account of thirteen circuits or ‘journies’…
Children and Chimneys.
From the late 18th century children formed a rising proportion of the population and it was common for them to…
The Fenland Heritage Network.
Fenland Heritage Network is an informal network of organisations whose purpose is to support local heritage, through events and promotions.…
Spalding Gentlemen’s Society.
The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, one of the oldest learned societies in the Kingdom and the earliest provincial association for the…
Susanna Watts.
Born in Leicester in 1768, Susanna Watts was the youngest of three sisters and the only child of John and…
Archives & Special Collections.
The University of Leicester Library has extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, historical photographs, engraved portrait prints and personal archives;…