Past Events
Thomas More and Suburban London: A View from the Outside
Wednesday 9th September 2026
What does it change about our understanding of one of England’s most controversial historical figures, Thomas More, if he was born not in fashionable wealthy Milk Street, but outside the stinking ditches of the London Wall, in Cripplegate Without?
BALH Event
Llewellyn’s Almshouse: 400 Years of History
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Discover the remarkable 400-year history of Llewellyn’s Almshouse at this one-day exhibition.
Maritime History Meets Local History Day – Watchet
Saturday 3rd October 2026
The South West Maritime History Society (SWMHS), in partnership with BALH and the Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society (SIAS), is hosting a one-day conference exploring the maritime and local history of Watchet and West Somerset.
Rebellion and protest across six centuries
Saturday 17th October 2026
A one-day conference, in association with SDNQ (Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries), exploring how rebellion, protest and popular resistance have shaped local communities, challenged authority and influenced historical memory across six centuries.
BALH Event
Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Halifax & Hull: Using the Registers of Deeds to evidence women’s capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire
Thursday 3rd December 2026
The BALH Dymond Lecture 2026
BALH Event
Hugo Javier Freitas
Laura Yeoman
