Leicester Cathedral Revealed: uncovering 2,000 years of history beneath the Cathedral Gardens.
Saturday 1st November, 2025. 10:00am – 4:30pm. Sir Bob Burgess Building, University of Leicester, Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6BF. FREE.…
Almshouses: Past, Present and Local.
Robert doesn’t tend to advertise his talks (even though he does 60+ a year), but his latest subject is proving…
Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk.
Tuesday 4th November, 2025. 10:00am – 4:30pm. The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EL £35 – £55. Join the…
Lieutenant Joshua Gregory (1790-1838): His Life in Context by Philip H. Marsh.
This book traces the family of Joshua Gregory, father of Sir August Charles Gregory who became Surveyor General of Queensland…
From Nation to Local: Re-Discovering England’s Places through A History of England in 25 Poems.
Friday 28th November, 2025. 3:00pm. Attenborough 101 and TEAMS. FREE. Centre for Regional and Local History & Centre for Urban…
Protest and the enclosure of urban public space in England from the late 18th century to the present.
Unfortunately Katrina Navickas’s talk on 13 November has been postponed until January 2026. Centre for Regional and Local History &…
Geoffrey Bond and Thoroton Society Research Awards.
Application deadline extended. Geoffrey Bond, a life member of the Thoroton Society, has since the commencement of the Award generously…
An appeal for information about Sydney J. Bunney, 1877-1928.
We have been contacted by Christopher Sidwell who is trying to find photographs of his late great-great-uncle the Coventry artist…
CILIP Annual Awards.
CILIP Local Studies Group is asking for nominations for two of its annual awards. CILIP is the leading professional body…
The 1789 French Revolution: not just a revolution in France.
October to December 2025. On-line. Free for HA members, £60 for non-members. HA short course The French Revolution of 1789 was…
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…
Blood in the Wear.
The Sunderland Sailors’ Strike and the North Sands Massacre of August 1825. Buried in the records of the Durham Assizes…
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 2025.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7pm, by…
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…
Borough of Twickenham Local History Society.
The Borough of Twickenham Local History Society focuses on the history of Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons all of…
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…
Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, 28 July 1937 – 13 May 2025.
A personal memoir by K.D.M. Snell. Charles Phythian-Adams, who has died aged 87, was educated at Marlborough College and came…