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Lincoln Festival of History – May 2026. Saturday 2 – Monday 4 May 2026. The Festival of History is your chance to explore Lincoln from a new perspective, as the history of the city is brought to life like never before. Displays at…

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The World Turned Upside Down – April 2026. Dr Ismini Pells, Course Director for the Advanced Diploma in Local History, and Professor Andy Hopper, Course Director for the MSt in Historical Studies, have been shortlisted for Learning Programm…

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Local History around the Yorkshire Dales – May 2026. BALH are delighted to present this one-day conference in Grassington on Saturday 2nd May 2026 9:30AM – 4:00PM. The conference will include presentations on a range of topics reflecting the ru…

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Hands On Heritage Day – May 2026 Hands on Heritage Day returns to Mansfield Central Library on Saturday 16 May, 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Explore pop-up museums and local history displays, find out about family history, browse the books …

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Consuming Medieval Manuscripts – May 2026. On Wednesday 13 May 2026, 5:30PM – 7:30PM in Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Bob Burgess Building, University of Leicester, Prof. Kathryn M. Rudy presents a talk on the reception and original function…

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Vacancy for a Local History Editor / Volunteer Coordinator – April 2026. Leicestershire Victoria County History Trust wishes to recruit an Editor/Volunteer Coordinator for a community-based history project funded by Charnwood Forest Geopark and the National Lottery Heri…

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On the Record: The Putney Debates – April 2026. In 1647, inside St Mary’s Church in Putney, army generals sat alongside ordinary soldiers to debate nothing less than the future of the nation. Should political power remain in the hands of propert…

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Before The Pilgrims: The English in North America from John Cabot to Jamestown – May 2026. This one day event on Saturday 16 May 2026, 9:45AM-5:00PM, at Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA, looks at the complex history of the “forgotten founders”: the English and English-b…

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Historical Association Annual Conference – May 2026. The HA Conference which takes place on Friday 15 and Sunday 16 May at Hilton Newcastle Gateshead is a unique opportunity to join the history community on a weekend of engaging history. You can enjo…

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Surrey Artists Saturday 9 May, 9.30AM to 3.30PM at Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6ND. Surrey Local History Committee presents a day of talks. 9.30am Registration and coffee/tea 9.55am W…

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Harmondsworth Great Barn Conference – September 2026. A conference hosted by English Heritage and the Friends of the Great Barn at Harmondsworth on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September 2026 2026 marks the 600th anniversary of the construction of the ‘New…

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Leicestershire and Rutland Festival of Archaeology – July 2026 Visit the post for more.

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Research Associate Opportunity – April 2026. University of Glasgow, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Humanities.Vacancy Reference: 192573.Salary: Grade 7, £41,064 – £46,049 per annum.Closing date: 7 April 2026 @23:45. There is …

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Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress – May 2026 The eighth annual Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress (PMAC26) will be hosted by the University of Reading on 15-17 May 2026. The main venue is the Agriculture Department conference suite including …

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Hoskins Day 2026. Saturday 27th June 2026, 12:00AM – 4:30PM, University of Leicester Room 101 Attenborough Building. Shall we fight them on the beaches? Landscapes of coastal defence in the Second World War. T…

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The Bayeux Tapestry – September 2026. From September 2026 to July 2027 the Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to the British Museum. For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England. …

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Dr. Angela Muir. Dear Friends It is with regret that I write to tell you that Dr Angela Muir has accepted voluntary severance from the University of Leicester and will be leaving the school and the Centre of Region…

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Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives Conference 2027. The AGRA Conference will take place on 10th-12th September 2027 at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. Invitation to Members to Submit Proposals for Talks. Both Members and Associates ar…

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Events in the Final Years of the English Civil Wars 1646 – Conference. On Saturday, May 9 from 10AM to 5PM at National Civil War Centre-Newark Museum, The Battlefields Trust East Midlands Region and the Friends of the National Civil War Centre will be holding their an…

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Celebration of Heritage 2026. From 12.00 noon to 4.00PM on Saturday 21 March 2026 free, family-friendly day at the University of Leicester. Explore the campus, meet students and staff, try hands-on activities (including an arch…

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Family Life in Late-Medieval Brecon On Tuesday 31st March 2026 7:00pm – 8:00pm this webinar will explore the medieval gentry families of Brecon, descended from Norman, English and Welsh settlers, and ask a deceptively simple qu…

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British Agricultural History Society Spring Conference 2026. BAHS Spring Conference and AGM will be held at Channing Hall, Sheffield, on 2nd May. More details will follow.

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The Nicola Verdon Memorial Conference 2026. Remembering Professor Nicola Verdon. Following the untimely death of Professor Nicola Verdon at the end of 2024, the British Agricultural History Society is supporting a two-day memorial conference…

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Local Population Studies Society Final Conference. The LPSS Final Conference will take place at Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridgeshire on July 4th 2026. Further details will be circulated shortly.

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2027, European year of the Normans. In 2027, don’t be surprised if you hear a lot about William the Conqueror, Guillaume Le Conquérant, Wilhelm der Eroberer, Guglielmo il Conquistatore: Europe will be celebrating the Duke of Normandy…

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Medieval Settlement Research Group Spring Conference 2026. The MSRG Spring Conference will take place on 18th-19th April at Deans Conference Centre, Lincoln College, Monks Road, Lincoln, LN2 5HQ and will explore new insights into medieval rural settlements…

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Hoskins Day 2026 More information here soon

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Riot Act by Andy Barrett – A Rehearsed Reading. RIOT ACT will be presented at the Framework Knitters Museum at Ruddington, Nottingham in its Chapel Gallery space as a script-in-hand rehearsed reading on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March at 7pm. Ti…

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2026 Festival of Archaeology The Festival will take place across the UK from Saturday 18th July to Sunday 2nd August and the theme will be ‘Archaeology and Nature’. Archaeology and nature are interconnected reveali…

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Lincolnshire Churches Conference 2026. This full-day Conference organised by the SLHA Local History Team, will take place on Saturday 18 April in Heckington, near Sleaford and will include a variety of talks and a guided visit to the St…

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