Past Events
A City of Flows?: Chester, 400-1500
Tuesday 29th April 2025
This event is run by BALH in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust, part of a series of evening lectures in 2025.
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Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)
Monday 28th April 2025
Join the Institute of Historical Research and Brepols for a webinar introducing the features and functionalities of the new interface of the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)
Ripon Cathedral City and Market Town
Tuesday 25th March 2025
This event is run by BALH in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust, part of a series of evening lectures in 2025.
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Jane Austen and the Magazines
Wednesday 19th March 2025
An illustrated talk looking at Jane Austen’s indebtedness to periodicals and her playful reuse of their contents in her novels.
Introducing the Local Heritage Hub from Historic England
Tuesday 18th March 2025
A local history event run in partnership with Historic England. Historic Places and Digital Engagement: Encouraging local heritage engagement in new audiences.
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The Wrexham Art Treasures Exhibition of 1876
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Wrexham’s recent cultural transformation is evident, but this lecture will discuss a relatively unknown story that shows how the past, future, and present collide through tradition, identity and a working-class appeal.
Bradford in Transition in the 19th Century
Tuesday 25th February 2025
This event is run by BALH in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust, part of a series of evening lectures in 2025.
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Heraldry? Yes, Heraldry!
Tuesday 18th February 2025
Have you ever wondered what heraldry is all about? What does it mean and is it relevant?
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Finding Historic Perth
Tuesday 28th January 2025
This event is run by BALH in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust, part of a series of evening lectures in 2025.
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Licoria et. al.? The Winchester Jewry Revisited
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
A webinar from Hampshire Archives Trust
Breaking the Mold: Alberta Sturges, The Redefining of an American Heiress in the Gilded Age
Tuesday 21st January 2025
This presentation explores the extraordinary life of Alberta Sturges, ninth Countess of Sandwich, an American heiress during the Gilded Age who defied the typical societal roles expected of women like her.
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English merchant shipping and early modern maritime communities, c.1588–c.1765: BALH Dymond Lecture 2024
Thursday 5th December 2024
Our speakers this year will be Professors Craig Lambert and John McAleer from the University of Southampton.
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Happily (N)ever After?: Mary I and Philip of Spain in Winchester
Wednesday 20th November 2024
The last royal wedding to take place at Winchester Cathedral was that of Mary I and Prince Philip, the future Philip II of Spain. 25 July 1554 was a momentous day for the couple, for their realms, and for their future legacy in England, but how is this reflected in Winchester today?
Must we starve” the written testimony of the English and Welsh Victorian Poor: 1834 to 1900
Thursday 14th November 2024
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The Centennial Celebration of the Life and Works of Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924)
Friday 8th – Saturday 9th November 2024
Come join us at Haslemere Museum in celebration of the renowned Victorian geologist Sir Archibald Geikie. This 2-day event aims to celebrate his life and work in the United Kingdom and internationally as well as highlighting his local connections here in Haslemere and the celebrated Geikie Archive now in the care of the Museum.
Local Country Walks Through Colonial Britain
Thursday 31st October 2024
The countryside is cherished by many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places: moors and lochs, valleys and mountains, cottages and country houses. Yet the British countryside, so integral to narratives of nationhood and belonging (and also exclusion), is rarely seen as having anything to do with colonialism.
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Making the most of the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)
Thursday 17th October 2024
BBIH is an indispensable aid to historical research. It will help you to quickly discover over 650,000 books, journal articles and chapters in edited collections published about British and Irish domestic and global histories from Roman Britain to the twenty-first century.
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BALH Conference: Maps and Buildings
Saturday 12th October 2024
The British Association for Local History are delighted to present this one-day conference on the complementary topics of maps and buildings in local history. Both topics offer a tangible and accessible route into the study of local history and enrich our understanding of the past.
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All About That Place 2024
Friday 27th September 2024 – Sunday 6th October 2024
Join thousands of passionate local and family historians for ten days of entertainment and information!
Untold Stories
Saturday 21st September 2024
A full day Conference organised jointly by the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA), the British Association for Local History (BALH) and the Lincoln Record Society (LRS)
Hugo Javier Freitas
Laura Yeoman
