Loughborough Archaeological and Historical Society: Programme of Events
Thursday 9th January, 7.00pm: Pitts Room, Fearon Hall – Mollie Smith on Queen Henrietta Maria. An emblematic example of Early…
Author: John Parker
Loughborough Archaeological and Historical Society Annual General Meeting
Thursday 3rd April, 2025. 7:00pm. Fearon Hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough LE11 1PL. FREE for members. The Annual General Meeting of…
Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society: Programme of Events
Wednesday 4 December 2024, 7:30pm – Humour in Genealogy – Chris Broom Wednesday 8 January 2025, 7:30pm – Missing from Home – David…
The Next Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society Presentation
Wednesday 5th March, 2025. 7:30pm. ZOOM. Free to members, for non-members a small donation (suggested £2) is appreciated. My Ancestor…
‘Almost Urban? Approaching the Archaeology of Small Town Life in Medieval England’
Thursday 13 March, 2025. 2:00pm. Att101 (CRLH Library) or TEAMS. FREE. Presented by Prof Ben Jervis (Leicester) Ben Jarvis joined…
The Elizabeth Heyrick Society
Abolitionist, philanthropist and campaigner Elizabeth Heyrick’s (1769–1831) groundbreaking pamphlet, “Immediate, not Gradual Abolition,” shook the foundations of injustice, demanding an end to…
Elizabeth Heyrick (1769 -1831)
Elizabeth Heyrick was an abolitionist, social reformer and campaigner on a whole range of social issues. Born in 1769 in…
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…
Leicestershire Stories: Part 2.
By Jeremy Benson. Jeremy Benson has now completed Part 2 of his online Leicestershire Stories, which focuses on the Wars of…
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…
Eleanor of Castile: Queen of Hearts?
Wednesday 5th March, 2025. 7:30pm. On line. £0 – £15. Part of the The story of a century: The 13th century collection…
Charles Phythian-Adams
Professor Charles Phythian-Adams was born on the 28th of July 1937, educated at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, and Hertford College, Oxford,…
University to honour pioneering archaeologist
The University of Leicester is to honour a pioneering female archaeologist by naming one of its academic buildings after her.…
University of Leicester Heritage Hub – Celebration of Heritage
Saturday 22nd March, 2025. 11am – 4pm. Percy Gee Building, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH. FREE. The…
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…
History (Local History) MA
Starts September 2025. 1 – 2 years full or part time. University of Leicester. UK £9550, International £18950. This course…
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…
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…
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…
Besieged: Warwick Castle and its People
Tuesday 8th April, 2025. 6:30pm. Great Hall, Warwick Castle £15. Revealing the untold story of Warwick Castle and its people…