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Promoting, supporting, and assisting the study of Local History as taught and practised in the Centre for Regional and Local History at the University of Leicester

The Popular Classes and Royal Justice in Medieval England, 1330-31.

Wednesday 28th, May 2025. 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Rewley House,1 Wellington Square,Oxford,OX1 2JA. FREE. Join online or in Oxford for this…
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Posted on: 28 March 2025 Last updated on: 29 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Building a Church out of Herring: A 15th-Century Fishing Village.

Wednesday 14th, May 2025. 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Rewley House,1 Wellington Square,Oxford,OX1 2JA. FREE. Join online or in Oxford for this…
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Posted on: 28 March 2025 Last updated on: 29 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Medieval Society and Landscape

Four talks on Medieval Society and Landscape Convened by Professor Elizabeth Gemmill and Dr Stephen Mileson This new seminar series will showcase fascinating…
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Posted on: 27 March 2025 Last updated on: 27 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

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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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Posted on: 26 March 2025 Last updated on: 29 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The Melsonby Hoard

The Melsonby Hoard is a highly significant discovery of Iron Age metalwork from nearly 2,000 years ago, discovered in late…
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Posted on: 26 March 2025 Last updated on: 26 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The New Dishley Society Celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Bakewell of Dishley Grange, Loughborough

Friday 30th May, 2025. 7:30pm. Loughborough University. FREE. The Tercentenary Lecture will be given by Mr John Thorley OBE, FRAgS,…
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Posted on: 17 March 2025 Last updated on: 29 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Ecclesiastical History Society Summer Conference 2025: Creeds, Councils and Canons.

15th – 17th July, 2025. . University of Edinburgh. . Keynote speakers: 2025 is the 1700th anniversary of the Council…
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Posted on: 14 March 2025 Last updated on: 29 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society: Resources for Family History Research in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Monday 12th May, 2025. 2:00pm. ZOOM. Free to members, for non-members a small donation (suggested £2) is appreciated. The Society…
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Posted on: 2 March 2025 Last updated on: 12 May 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Elizabeth Heyrick (1769 -1831)

Elizabeth Heyrick was an abolitionist, social reformer and campaigner on a whole range of social issues. Born in 1769 in…
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Posted on: 25 February 2025 Last updated on: 25 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

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…
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Posted on: 25 February 2025 Last updated on: 25 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Leicestershire Stories: Part 2.

By Jeremy Benson who has now completed Part 2 of his online Leicestershire Stories, which focuses on the Wars of the…
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Posted on: 22 February 2025 Last updated on: 23 April 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

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…
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Posted on: 22 February 2025 Last updated on: 22 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Charles Phythian-Adams

Professor Charles Phythian-Adams was born on the 28th of July 1937, educated at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, and Hertford College, Oxford,…
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Posted on: 18 February 2025 Last updated on: 18 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

University honours pioneering archaeologist

The University of Leicester has honoured a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her. After…
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Posted on: 18 February 2025 Last updated on: 26 March 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The Making of the Lincolnshire Landscape Conference

Saturday 21st June, 2025. Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln. Call for papers This interdisciplinary conference aims to explore the diversity of…
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Posted on: 17 February 2025 Last updated on: 17 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

History (Local History) MA

Starts September 2025. 1 – 2 years full or part time. University of Leicester. UK £9550, International £18950. This course…
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Posted on: 14 February 2025 Last updated on: 14 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

The British Records Association

The Nation’s Records Preserved, Accessed and Interpreted for the Benefit of All. The Association aims to initiate, encourage and support…
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Posted on: 10 February 2025 Last updated on: 10 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

Winner of the Janette Harley Prize 2024

The British Records Association is delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 Janette Harley Prize: Dr Eliza Wheaton (editor), Loving and…
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Posted on: 10 February 2025 Last updated on: 10 February 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker
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