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This talk outlines work currently being undertaken on the built environment of London in 1666, on the eve of the Great Fire. A team of researchers is consulting a wide range of historical and archaeological source material to understand the physical environment of the metropolis, which at this time extended from Westminster to Wapping, Shoreditch…

Turning the spotlight on amazing Medieval women with strong ties to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Like this:Like Loading...

A ZOOM presentation by Robert Mee. Almshouses are a type of affordable housing provided by a charity for people in financial hardship, often with age restrictions. Their history stretches back across many centuries and Robert will speak about their origins and development. Many family historians may well have encountered ancestors who lived in almshouses at…

Presented by Jonathan Healey (Oxford). Please email Angela Muir (am1074@le.ac.uk) or Roey Sweet (rhs4@leicester.ac.uk) with any queries about the seminar series or to receive a Teams link Like this:Like Loading...

The annual LAHS Members’ evening provides an opportunity for members to present the results of their own research to the Society (presentation of 15-20 minutes max with slides). If you would like to participate in this, please contact the Lecture Secretary at lectures@lahs.org.uk. No booking necessary. Entry is free of charge. Like this:Like Loading...

The new Historic Atlas of Canterbury is based on excavations undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust since its foundation over 50 years ago and informed by recent historical research on the city. The Atlas will be part of the series of Atlases Published by the Historic Towns Trust, which has already published similar volumes on York,…

Discovery, history and reconstruction Like this:Like Loading...

Presented by Elaine Titcombe (Leicester). Please email Angela Muir (am1074@le.ac.uk) or Roey Sweet (rhs4@leicester.ac.uk) with any queries about the seminar series or to receive a Teams link   Like this:Like Loading...

IN-PERSON DAY/WEEKEND • SHORT COURSES Fees: From £120 This day event in Oxford will look at middle class women’s lives in Jane Austen’s England: the books they read, the things they consumed, their domestic accomplishments and their involvement with the outside world via the law. Like this:Like Loading...