Thorps in a Changing Landscape.
Paul Cullen, Richard Jones, David Parsons. University of Hertfordshire Press, 2011. Considering the minor settlements of England’s Danelaw—villages known as…
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New Local History Project Begins with Call for Volunteers
In 2025 funding was obtained for a new project with the Leicestershire Victoria County History Trust (LVCHT) to undertake historical…
Leicester Guildhall Free Guided Tours – January 2026.
Leicester Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester LE1 5FQ Starting with its Great Hall built in about 1390, a tour of Leicester…
Call for Papers: New Voices in Midland History Conference.
Deadline 31 March 2026. Keynote speaker Waseem Ahmed (UCL) on The Civil Wars in 100 Objects. 10.00am – 4.00pm, Saturday, 6…
Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society Journal
The December 2025 Journal should be with members very soon. Do you have a family history story which could be…
Discover the British Civil Wars through 100 fascinating objects.
The National Civil War Centre, in partnership with The World Turned Upside Down, is proud to announce the publication of The…
Call for Papers: Conference Saturday 11th April 2026. 10am to 4.30pm.
Deadline 15 January 2026. St Mary’s Church, Wymeswold, Leicestershire. The Rev. Henry Alford, A.W.N. Pugin and the Restoration of St…
Grace Dieu Priory
The Friends’ second outing for 2025 found us assembling at the Museum at Ashby-de-la-Zouch on a Saturday morning in late…
Friends Newsletter October 2025.
Welcome to the Friends Newsletter for 2025. This edition is packed with news and items of interest for the discerning…
Surrey Poor Law Union minute books.
The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 created a series of Poor Law Unions governed by Boards of Guardians. This system…
The Nicola Verdon Memorial Fund
The Nicola Verdon Memorial Fund has been launched. It provides financial support to help early career researchers in agricultural and…
Rethinking Old English Toponyms.
Richard Jones, Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester. The analysis of English place-names has, for the last ninety…
Responding to Modern Flooding: Old English Place-Names as a Repository of Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
This paper By Richard Jones results from research currently undertaken as part of the Leverhulme Trust-funded Flood and flow: place-names…
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…
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…
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…
Friends of the Centre for English Local History Annual General Meeting 18 November 2025.
Chair’s report highlights the launch of the Phythian-Adams Award. This award provides financial assistance to students studying for the BA…
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…
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…
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…