{"id":15105,"date":"2026-10-13T09:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/?p=15105"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:27:03","slug":"women-of-roman-britain-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/2026\/10\/13\/women-of-roman-britain-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of Roman Britain – November 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

School of Heritage and Culture, University of Leicester.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

26th Annual Dorothy and Alan Buchan Lecture: The Woman of Roman Britain: recovering female voices from the writing tablets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join Professor Alex Mullen (University of Nottingham) on 4th November 2026 at 5:00PM in Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Bob Burgess Building, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 6BF as she gives voice to the women who lived in Roman Britain. In a lecture that ranges from fragile writing tablets to gnarly curses, she showcases the latest techniques for exploring how women communicated amongst themselves and with the wider world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance is FREE but to ensure your place in the auditorium and help us plan for the reception, please book a ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Book a ticket here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Parking is available in the nearby Freemen’s Common Multi-Storey Car Park, 11 Putney Rd, Leicester LE2 7TF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ONLINE LINK: Join on Teams using the link on the booking page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENQUIRIES: Dr Jane Mass\u00e9glia – jeam2@le.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nSchool of Heritage and Culture, University of Leicester. 26th Annual Dorothy and Alan Buchan Lecture: The Woman of Roman Britain:…\n<\/div>\n
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