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Excellence in the research and teaching of history in the School of History, Politics & International Relations (HyPIR) at the University of Leicester.
Leicester, England
Joined October 2012
This year’s @EastMidsOHA Festival of Oral History theme is ‘Oral History & Family History.’ Speakers will cover mining communities, inter-racial relationships, palliative care & life history interviews 👉Fri 12 Sept 👉 Book a place: emoha@leicester.ac.uk https://t.co/lndCXbsDOb
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Oral History & Family History – Free Event This year’s event was on 12th September. We took oral history & family history as the theme for the oral history festival, and the day…
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Join the Heritage Hub & friends at https://t.co/tyJOgFHpBN Learn about the At Risk War Memorial Project @ARWMP and watch the @NorthantsGuild weavers, spinners and dyers work their magic! @MuseumWigston will be joining us to talk about Framework Knitting 🥳 https://t.co/aLf6buHoj7
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New work announcement! Huge congrats to Rosemary Sweet and Richard Ansell for 'No Country for Travellers? British visitors to Spain and Portugal, 1760-1820.' Did we mention that it's open access? Do yourself a favour & take a gander:
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Reminder that the @urbanhistgroup's conference is around the corner (exciting!) and that registration is still open 😍
📣 Registration is now open for #UHG2025! We're excited to welcome you to our first conference organised with the Pre-Modern Towns Group. The Urban Commons: Rights and Citizenship in the City from the Medieval to the Modern 🗓️ 4-5 September 2025 📍 University of Leicester
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📣 Registration is now open for #UHG2025! We're excited to welcome you to our first conference organised with the Pre-Modern Towns Group. The Urban Commons: Rights and Citizenship in the City from the Medieval to the Modern 🗓️ 4-5 September 2025 📍 University of Leicester
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Still places left on our free oral history festival coming up on 12 Sept. More details here: https://t.co/IOVG2feU4D
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Come join @EastMidsOHA for its spectacular oral history & family day this September!
@LEICSVCHT @LeicsArchHisSoc @LRHeritageForum @civicsociety @leicestermuseum @ClarryPark @mygazette @historyleic @LOROSHospice Spread the word, EMOHA's oral history & family history day is free, it's on 12th Sept, & details are here:
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Huge congratulations to HyPIR's Kiran Mehta (Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow) for publishing her first book, To Detain or to Punish: Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750-1840. Take a gander: https://t.co/HhErC9hRWB
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Please email Angela Muir (am1074@le.ac.uk) if you would like to attend remotely.
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The next and final CUH/CRLH seminar of the semester will be this Thursday 13 March at 2pm in Att 101, and will feature Leicester’s own Prof Ben Jervis (Archaeology). His paper is entitled ‘Almost Urban? Approaching the Archaeology of Small Town Life in Medieval England.’
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A reminder that @CUHLeicester & @CRLHLeicester's next seminar is this Thurs, 13 Feb, 2pm: Julian Pooley will be discussing John Nichols' archive (1745-1826), the author of 'The History and Antiquities of the Town and County of Leicester.' Hope to see you there!
@CUHLeicester & @CRLHLeicester have an exciting seminar series, Spring 2025: from colonial Madras, to post-war Welsh steel communities, Leicestershire antiquities, Zimbabweans in Britain, and the archaeology of small town life in medieval England. There's something for everyone!
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There may be a touch of frost in the air, but next week is the launch of @CUHLeicester and @CRLHLeicester's joint Spring Seminar Series. First up is Dr Venkataraman's 'From Colonial City to Austere City: Insights from Sanitary Modernisation of Colonial Madras'. Details below!
@CUHLeicester & @CRLHLeicester have an exciting seminar series, Spring 2025: from colonial Madras, to post-war Welsh steel communities, Leicestershire antiquities, Zimbabweans in Britain, and the archaeology of small town life in medieval England. There's something for everyone!
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Contact Dr Angela Muir (am1074@leicester.ac.uk) if you would like to join the seminar via Teams.
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Seminars alternate between Fridays at 3pm and Thursdays at 2pm in Attenborough 101. Contact Angela Muir (am1074@le.ac.uk) or Roey Sweet (rhs4@leicester.ac.uk) with any queries.
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The workshop is part of Dr Svenja Bethke's AHRC Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship. When: 29/11 10:30-5pm & 30/11 11:00-5:45pm Join Zoom Meeting https://t.co/ZmzBDcnLPq Meeting ID: 848 5949 8272 Passcode: 180865
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Happening 29 & 30 Nov: online workshop on 'Global Dress and Migration in History', in collaboration with Dr Eliza McKee from the National Archives London and Leicester Museums and Galleries. The line-up also features our own PhD student Jess Amoako-Acheampong. Very exciting!
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I am *so* happy for our @Midlands4Cities funded PhD student Charlotte Johnson, who has published a brilliant *open access* article on Lord Curzon's Asian collection. https://t.co/Bg2USzQ51y
@ahrcpress @nationaltrust @historyleic @History_Bham
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Join @CUHLeicester's seminar today where our own Dr Robert Frost presents, ‘"One can hardly believe that a great city ever flourished in this spot”: the construction of ancient Memphis’. Friday 22 November, 3pm in ATT 101 or Teams (email Roey Sweet: rhs4@leicester.ac.uk).
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We’re looking forward to hosting #UHG2025 @uniofleicester! The call for papers is now live 👇
CFP: Urban History Group Conference 2025 The Urban Commons: Rights and Citizenship in the City from the Medieval to the Modern 4th & 5th Sept. 2025, University of Leicester. https://t.co/ANFtWPLPY6... We are back. Special sessions for New Researchers & PGs, as usual.
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Our own Prof Clare Anderson's special issue of the Howard Journal is now out: "Colonialism and its aftermaths in prisons in Guyana"
"Colonialism and its aftermaths in prisons in Guyana" - special issue of @howard_journal is now out. Open access. Shout out to funders @ESRC @BritishAcademy_ & our colleagues across Leicester & Guyana https://t.co/kW3wInX2c6
@historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH
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