Leicester Historical Association

Leicester Branch of the Historical Association

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The Leicester Branch of the Historical Association is delighted to announce its programme of events for the 2025/26 academic year. This year's programme will be held in collaboration with the Northampton Branch.

All talks are free of charge.

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To book your free place, please visit: https://t.co/sYVwi5GoMH

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A reminder that the Leicester Branch's first free talk of the year will take place online at 6pm on Tuesday 9th September. Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.

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Andy's talk will not only cover the challenges of excavating a post-industrial site, but also what the examination of burial remains from the Abbey's cemetery can tell us of the health and demography of Northampton's late medieval population.

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On Tuesday 12 May 2026 at 6pm Gillian Williamson will discuss the life of John London, a Black Georgian businessman.

Book your free place here: https://t.co/8CWxavP9s1

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On Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 6pm Nathen Amin will present a talk on the early Tudors.

Book your free place here: https://t.co/lngR4stmcy

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Book here: https://t.co/qnJ30jwU0S

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On Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 6pm Professor Mark Rothery from the University of Northampton and Dr Alison Carrol from Brunel University will discuss the visions of a channel tunnel between England and France during the late nineteenth century.

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On Tuesday 18 November 2025 at 6pm Bill Lindsay will be discussing the life of Caroline Chisholm, a Victorian humanitarian from Northampton.

Book your free place here: https://t.co/mHLl4woAGY

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On Tuesday 14 October 2025 at 6pm Professor Peter Ackers from Loughborough University will discuss the history of trade unions and the British industrial relations crisis through the life of Hugh Clegg.

To book your free place, click here: https://t.co/EFAmFwCRlE

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The first talk of the year will take place on Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 6pm. Andy Chapman from the from the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society will be discussing excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.
Book your free place here: https://t.co/VzYAcsHqff

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On 11 March 2025 @Serena_Dyer will be in conversation with @historymatt about his new book: Shoes and the Georgian Man. Come along to hear about what footwear tells us about men and their bodies in the long eighteenth century.
Book your free place: https://t.co/6FvLJNiDzH

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A reminder about our talk in February on the maritime archeology of the Roman Empire.

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Our December talk on U.S. Presidential elections has been rescheduled for 10 June 2025.
Book your free place here: https://t.co/VkAQs1jzR8

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On 10 December 2024 David Waller will be discussing the upcoming United States Presidential election from a historical perspective.
Book a free place at: https://t.co/VkAQs1k7GG

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A reminder about our upcoming event in May.

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On 13 May 2025 Prof. Elizabeth Lambourn will talk about maritime travel and travellers between the Middle East and India in the Middle Ages.
Book a free place at: https://t.co/MlK2aySewD

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On 11 March 2025 @Serena_Dyer will be in conversation with @historymatt about his new book: Shoes and the Georgian Man. Come along to hear about what footwear tells us about men and their bodies in the long eighteenth century.
Book your free place: https://t.co/6FvLJNiDzH

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A reminder about our talk in February on the maritime archeology of the Roman Empire.

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On 11 February 2025 Mike Curtis of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society will be talking about the maritime archaeology of the Roman Empire.
Book a free place here: https://t.co/nnTdF0ytbD

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Next talk - 10 December, 19.30 GMT, online

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Check out "Talk: 'The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election in Historical Perspective.’" https://t.co/M54CaJI1tt @eventbritehelp

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Check out "Talk: 'The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election in Historical Perspective.’" https://t.co/M54CaJI1tt @eventbritehelp