Past Events
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
Huddersfield Local & Family History Fair
Saturday 24th October 2026
Meet local and family history societies, get expert research advice and request on-the-day searches at Huddersfield’s Local & Family History Fair on Saturday 24 October.
The Middleton Family of Townhill House: A Tale of Jamaica, India, Bankruptcies & Elopement
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Join Hampshire Archives Trust for a talk by Dr Cheryl Butler exploring the rise and fall of the Middleton family of Townhill Park House, tracing fortunes made in India and Jamaica and a story of scandal, bankruptcies and elopements.
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
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.
YAHS Yorkshire History Conference
Saturday 10th October 2026
Explore Yorkshire’s towns and cities through the ages at this one-day conference, featuring expert talks on their development, the stories revealed by historic maps and the work of the Historic Towns Trust.
The DNA of History
Friday 9th October 2026
Professor Turi King explores how DNA analysis is solving historical mysteries, from family secrets to the identification of Richard III, and changing our understanding of the past.
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.
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.
Hampshire's merchant shipping and early modern maritime communities, c.1588-c.1765
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Join Hampshire Archives Trust for a talk by Craig Lambert and John McAleer exploring Hampshire’s merchant fleet, trade networks and maritime communities between c.1588 and c.1765, with new findings and digital resources for researching England’s coastal economies.
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
Hounslow and District's History on Display
Tuesday 18th – Saturday 22nd August 2026
Hounslow and District History Society presents five days of local history, with a free exhibition exploring Hounslow’s past and illustrated talks each afternoon on the people, places and events that have shaped the borough.
Faking Jewels: A Tudor Winchester Whodunnit
Wednesday 20th May 2026
A webinar from Hampshire Archives Trust
The English merchant community of Western Andalusia (1507-1561)
Wednesday 13th May 2026
What was it like to be an English merchant living and trading in southern Spain at the dawn of the modern world? This talk explores the people, networks, and communities of Atlantic Andalusia in the early sixteenth century, revealing a fascinating story of trade, faith, politics, and cultural exchange between England and Spain.
BALH Event
Local History around the Yorkshire Dales
Saturday 2nd May 2026
The British Association for Local History are delighted to present this one-day conference on local history around the Yorkshire Dales. Join us in Grassington this May to explore the landscapes, buildings and people of the Dales.
BALH Event
Medieval activity around Leiston Abbey: insights from excavations at Sizewell C
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Large-scale archaeological excavations at Sizewell C in Suffolk are revealing new evidence of medieval activity connected with Leiston Abbey, offering fresh insights into how its estate and surrounding landscape were used and organised.
The Historic Towns Trust St Andrews map
Tuesday 28th April 2026
This event is run by BALH in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust, part of a series of evening lectures in 2026.
BALH Event
Lincolnshire Churches Conference 2026
Saturday 18th April 2026
A full-day conference exploring the history, art, architecture and conservation of Lincolnshire’s churches, with talks from leading speakers and a guided visit to St Andrew’s Church, Heckington.
The Baum Rabbit: Phantom Killer Bunnies in Lancashire Tradition
Wednesday 15th April 2026
A curious and unsettling journey into Rochdale’s most unusual folklore, where an innocent-looking rabbit became a creature of fear in Victorian and early twentieth-century Lancashire.
