What is the aim of The British Coronation Project 2023?

What is the aim of The British Coronation Project 2023?

The British Association for Local History (BALH) have been working with The British Coronation Project 2023 to promote understanding of the coronation in 2023 as an historic moment. The Project aims to engage teachers and pupils in this momentous historic occasion.

Working with the Project gives local historians the opportunity to engage with schools in our areas, providing us with the chance to bring history to life and make the coronation relevant in our own local contexts. There are different ways how the coronation can be brought to life such as talks, re-enactments, plays, pageants and displays. The Project is an opportunity to bring together young people and local history around this occasion.

Check out the Project through the website. If you are a pupil, parent or teacher then see if your school is aware of the Project or would like to take part. If you are a local historian interested in helping out then get in touch with local schools to see if they are taking part and discuss how you might be able to share your local knowledge. Lists of local schools both state and independent can be found easily using the website.

Charles Street, Rodbourne, 1953. With acknowledgement to Clive Wilson from his photos located in the digital Donor Photo Library of the Rodbourne Community History Group, Rodbourne, Swindon.

Why BALH?

Nick Barratt Historian and Author

Where did your ancestors live?

It is impossible to trace the history of one’s family without considering where they lived. Local history societies and one-place study groups have researched and published content that will allow you to place the lives of your ancestors in the context of their local communities, villages, towns and cities as well as some of the key socio-economic factors that lay behind their development. They often use the same sources as family historians, and can help provide an alternative interpretation of a document or suggest new resources to help your research.

Nick Barratt, Historian and Author

Meet the team

Angela Platt Trustee

Angela Platt

Angela is a lecturer, researcher and qualified archivist whose work explores emotions, belief, relationships and lived experience, with a strong commitment to making local history accessible, participatory and meaningful.

Angela Platt, Trustee