Online Reviews
This online reviews section will be updated each quarter, to coincide with the appearance of the journal, and a list of books reviewed will be printed in each issue.
Hugo Javier Freitas
Laura Yeoman
Why BALH?
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
Morgan Ditchburn
Morgan is a historian and educator with a BA and MA in History, and a PGCE in Further Education. She teaches across three campuses in North Wales and previously served as Head of History at a private secondary school. A medievalist at heart, she also embraces modern history. Morgan runs a historical tour company covering key sites across North Wales and regularly delivers public lectures. An Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, she is Treasurer of a local history group, Secretary of the North Wales Historical Association, and Adult Learning Coordinator for Conwy and Denbighshire, promoting inclusive historical engagement.
Morgan Ditchburn, Trustee
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