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…
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Elizabeth Heyrick (1769 -1831).
Elizabeth Heyrick was an abolitionist, social reformer and campaigner on a whole range of social issues. Born in 1769 in…
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…
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…
University honours pioneering archaeologist.
The University of Leicester has honoured a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her. After…
The Cossington Necklace.
In 1999, archaeologists working at a quarry in Cossington, Leicestershire, found something amazing. In a grave from the Early Bronze…
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…
Gdansk and the Hanseatic League.
Our FCELH Chair, Anne Coyne, is a medievalist whose main area of research is the religious and mercantile history of…
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…
Beresford’s Lost Villages
A website dedicated to deserted medieval villages. This website is was made possible by a generous legacy bequeathed to the…
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure – Blogs
Since its founding in 1964, members of the Group have made a spectacular series of discipline-transforming contributions to social science…
The Fenland Heritage Network.
Fenland Heritage Network is an informal network of organisations, to promote local heritage, through Events and Promotions. There are many…
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…
Hallaton Helmet
2000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet from Hallaton recreated thanks to a grant from Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. Harborough Museum’s replica…
Economies Past
Over the last 20 years, a team of historians at Cambridge have collected millions of records to build, for England…
Andrew Hopper: Fellow of the Society for Army Historical Research.
Andrew Hopper, Professor in Local and Social History in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford (and…
Archives & Special Collections.
The University of Leicester Library has extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, historical photographs, engraved portrait prints and personal archives;…
1000 years of London’s History.
London Metropolitan Archives. LMA is a public research centre which specialises in the history of London, caring for and providing…
English Local History Publications at The David Wilson Library.
The David Wilson Library holds an excellent collection of English local history publications on the 3rd Floor, accessible to those with…