The Melsonby Hoard The Melsonby Hoard is a highly significant discovery of Iron Age metalwork from nearly 2,000 years ago, discovered in late… Continue reading “The Melsonby Hoard”…
Ecclesiastical History Society Summer Conference 2025: Creeds, Councils and Canons. 15th – 17th July, 2025. . Pollock Edinburgh University, EH16 5AY.. . The 2025 EHS Conference theme will be ‘Creeds,… Continue reading “Ecclesiastical History Society Summer Conference 2025: Creeds, Councils and Canons.”…
Elizabeth Heyrick (1769 -1831) Elizabeth Heyrick was an abolitionist, social reformer and campaigner on a whole range of social issues. Born in 1769 in… Continue reading “Elizabeth Heyrick (1769 -1831)”…
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… Continue reading “A new life for ‘British Printed Images to 1700’”…
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… Continue reading “Leicestershire Stories: Part 2.”…
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… Continue reading “Conversations in Graveyards: A Field Guide to the Social History of Memorials.”…
Charles Phythian-Adams Obituary We are sorry to report that Charles Phythian-Adams passed away on Tuesday 13th May 2025. Although it was was not… Continue reading “Charles Phythian-Adams Obituary”…
University honours pioneering archaeologist The University of Leicester has honoured a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her. After… Continue reading “University honours pioneering archaeologist”…
History (Local History) MA Starts September 2025. 1 – 2 years full or part time. University of Leicester. UK £9550, International £18950. This course… Continue reading “History (Local History) MA”…
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… Continue reading “The British Records Association”…
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… Continue reading “Winner of the Janette Harley Prize 2024”…
Professor Nicola Verdon BA, MA, PhD. We sadly have to inform you of the death of Nicola Verdon who undertook the MA course in English Local… Continue reading “Professor Nicola Verdon BA, MA, PhD.”…
Eleanor Frewen Turner Author Karima Shirfield, published by Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society in The Leicestershire Historian 59. Vol 59. pp. 56-62. The… Continue reading “Eleanor Frewen Turner”…
The Cossington Necklace In 1999, archaeologists working at a quarry in Cossington, Leicestershire, found something amazing. In a grave from the Early Bronze… Continue reading “The Cossington Necklace”…
LAHS History Fair 2025 Saturday 5th July, 2025. 10:00AM – 4:00PM. Oakham Castle and Rutland County Museum. FREE. The LAHS History Fair returns and… Continue reading “LAHS History Fair 2025”…
Historian Membership Historian membership is for everyone with a love of history. If you enjoy reading and hearing about history, want to… Continue reading “Historian Membership”…
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… Continue reading “A Vision of Britain Through Time”…
Department of Continuing Education – Short Courses in History including Local and Social History Journey back through history and uncover the secrets of our past. Whether you’re eager to explore a new interest or… Continue reading “Department of Continuing Education – Short Courses in History including Local and Social History”…
Leicestershire Fieldworkers Book Price and Postage List 2024 Earthworks of Rutland by Robert F Hartley, ed K Elkin, 2023.A4, 133 pages, 88 plans, 17 landscape maps, 5 colour… Continue reading “Leicestershire Fieldworkers Book Price and Postage List 2024”…
Gdansk and the Hanseatic League. Our new FCELH Chair, Anne Coyne, is a medievalist whose main area of research is the religious and mercantile history… Continue reading “Gdansk and the Hanseatic League.”…