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…
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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 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…
FREE borrowing for Alumni at University of Leicester libraries.
Alumni have been added to the small number of local groups like Leicestershire NHS staff, Leicestershire teaching staff, members of…