Past Events
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.
Magic, Superstition and Belief - Simon de Montfort Society Day School
Saturday 10th October 2026
Explore medieval magic, superstition and belief at the Simon de Montfort Society’s day school in Evesham, with talks on royal piety, miracles and witchcraft, alongside weaving demonstrations and living history.
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
Disturbing the Delicate Peace: The Early Quakers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Thursday 5th November 2026
Dr Erica Canela explores how the first Quakers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire challenged ministers and magistrates, revealing a movement driven by apocalyptic fervour and far removed from its later quietist image.
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
