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Friends of the Centre for English Local History

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Our aim is to promote, support, and assist in the study of Local History as taught and practised in the Centre for Regional and Local History (formerly the Centre for English Local History) at the University of Leicester

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Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum 8th July 2025 will see the signing of a historic loan agreement, for the Bayeux Tapestry to come to the British Museum for display. In exchange, treasures from the British Museum that represent all…
05.08.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blood in the Wear. The Sunderland Sailors’ Strike and the North Sands Massacre of August 1825. A view up the River Wear, 1821. Β© The Trustees of the British Museum Buried in the records of the Durham Assizes fo…
31.07.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ancestral home, Morin Hall,Β in Car Colston, Notti…
30.07.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology – Explorers and Innovators. Saturday 6th September, 2025. 10:00am – 4:30pm. Walton Academy, Harlaxton Road,GranthamNG31 7JR . Β£32.00 including lunch. Β£25.00 for SLHA members. Full Day Conference Talks will include: Welc…
29.07.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends of the Centre for English Local History Annual General Meeting 2025. Tuesday 18th November, 2025. ZOOM. FREE. More details to follow.
21.07.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 links to the books and many of the research papers he has written and more recent work on a…
14.07.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Archaeology Fun Day 2025 at Bradgate Park Wednesday 30th July, 2025. 11:00am – 3:00pm. Deer Meadow, Bradgate Park. FREE. Join in with the Festival of Archaeology! Whether you’re a history enthusiast or simply enjoying all that …
14.07.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Researching your BRICK-MAKING ANCESTORS – a solid trade by Dr. Sadie McMullon This NEW BOOK focuses on the people involved and covers specific brick-making areas, guiding you through extensive records thus providing a better understanding of the industry. We learn much about…
11.07.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025-26 short courses at Oxford Lifelong Learning. Explore the short courses onΒ offer. These open-access short courses run online or in-person, with some offered in both formats – so you can choose how to join!Β Explore your options below: History i…
10.07.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Car Makers of Cowley Check out the webpage for the recently-launched project, β€˜The Car-Makers of Cowley’, which is delving into the history of car production in Oxfordshire. The Community History team will …
07.07.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Votes for Women – Everywhere: 1866-1928 Wednesday 8th October, 2025. 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Virtual. Β£5 non member. It took 62 years of campaigning for all women to gain the right to vote in parliamentary elections on the same terms as m…
04.07.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends for the Centre for English Local History – Autumn Visit to Grace Dieu Priory and Ashby Museum. Saturday 27th September, 2025. 10:00am – 4:30pm. Ashby Museum and Grace Dieu PrioryΒ  Β£20. Join us for a visit to the site of Grace Dieu Priory near Thringstone, Leicestershire. This even…
03.07.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 which were incorporated into the newly established London Borough o…
26.06.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Becoming Ipswich: Urban emergence in Britain’s oldest town with Dr Brandon Fathy.Β  Thursday 7th August, 2025. 6:00pm – 7:00pm. Microsoft TEAMS. FREE. This is a FREE event open to University of Leicester alumni. Early medieval urban development in Britain has proven a vexing…
25.06.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fashion and Folly. Wednesday 6th August, 2025. 2:00pm – 4:30pm. Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6ND. Β£6. Tea and Talk with Jane Lewis This talk focuses on the alarming and bizarre thing…
23.06.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beginning your Family History. Wednesday 30th July, 2025. 10:30pm – 11:450am. Online Zoom talk. Β£6 Recent years have seen a huge growth of interest in the family history. Many people are keen to begin their research but no…
23.06.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œMrs Dalloway” at Woking. Monday 30th June, 2025. 7:00pm – 9:00pm. Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6ND. FREE booking essential. Virginia Woolf’s use of members of her own family and close frie…
23.06.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Society for Medieval Archaeology Conference 2025 13th and 14th September, 2025. 900am – 5:00pm. Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester. Fresh thinking andΒ new ideasΒ in the archaeology of medieval urban lives (c.600-1600). The Soc…
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Oxford Lifelong Learning From 25 June 2025 courses delivered by the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford will come under a new brand called Oxford Lifelong Learning, the new name better reflects …
23.06.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Magna Carta in the Thirteenth Century Thursday 25th September, 2025. 2:00pm – 4:00pm. 40 Northampton Rd, London EC1R 0HB. Β£5.00. Join Jessica Nelson, Head of Collections Expertise & Engagement at The National Archives, to cel…
21.06.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leicestershire History Magazine Leicestershire History is a new 52-page full colour magazine about the many events, objects, people and places from the city and county’s fascinating past. Engaging, knowledgeable and entertaining,…
20.06.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society WHaCS have moved and updated their website recently and you can now access it either through our RESOURCES – USEFUL LOCAL HISTORY LINKS section or directly at you can also see them on their Faceboo…
18.06.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 2025 Cameron Lecture: Lost Villages Lost Names? Friday 19th September, 2025. 7:00pm. A48 Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham. FREE. The Cameron lecture 2025 will be given by Dr Richard Jones (Leicester), Richard’s title is…
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Urban tourism promotion in the Low Countries in the 19thΒ and 20thΒ centuries Wednesday 18th June, 2025. 3:00pm. Attenborough 101 or TEAMS. FREE. There will be an additional seminar in the CUH/CRLH seminar programme this year by Silke Geven who is visiting CUH from the Centr…
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The British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies ArchiveΒ Β  The British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies [BILNAS] Archive is home to historically significant collections that document the archaeology, history, environment, and culture of …
03.06.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leicestershire and Rutland Festival of Archaeology 5th July to 3rd August, 2025. . . Download the programme here The Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology, part of the Council for British Archaeology’s national Festival of Archaeology,…
03.06.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edwardian Leicester. Thursday 16th, October, 2025. 7:30pm. To be advised. Free. Cynthia Brown The Edwardian period in Leicester, loosely defined here as 1901 – 1914, was both eventfuland formative for the future – not …
01.06.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 first part of the episode, Jim Butler examines the causes of the war and how…
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The Re-Trial of Colonel Francis Hacker, REGICIDE. Sunday 1st June, 2025. 3:00pm. The Guildhall, Leicester.. Β£8. As part of the Siege of Leicester 380th Anniversary events Colonel Francis Hacker, defender of Leicester, who stands accused by King Ch…
28.05.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Template_1 Tuesday 25th March, 2025. 2:00pm – 4:00pm. ZOOM. FREE.
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