Wellington’s worst scrape
Speaker - Carol Dival. Wellington is famous for his leadership at the Battle of Waterloo, but Carol - a Napoleonic War expert - will be telling the story of the […]
Events
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Events
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Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Racism, violence, sex: an alternative history of Americans in Leicester
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Dr. Liam McCarthy. Dr. McCarthy is a Honorary Fellow of the University of Leicester School of History Politics and International Relations. In this talk he will present an […]
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Events relating to Hinckley’s framework knitting past
Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, LeicestershireSpeaker - Suzanne Mountain. Hinckley member Suzanne will take us on a journey through some of the local, national, and international events that led up to, and occurred during, Hinckley's […]
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LRFHS Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2026
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomThe Society will hold its 2026 AGM at the Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen's Road, Leicester LE2 1WP.Doors will open from 1.30 p.m. - the AGM will start at 2 […]
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External features of Victorian houses
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Colin Hyde. As you walk along a street of Victorian houses, it can be striking how much variation there can be in design, layout and decoration. Colin will […]
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Outside Visit: the National Gas Museum
The Leicester branch will be visiting the National Gas Museum, Aylestone Road, Leicester. Booking is required. From 8 July onwards email leicester@lrfhs.org.uk for details. Please do not email prior to […]
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Thomas Cook
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireSpeaker - Susan Barton. Thomas Cook was well-known for their travel business, and Susan will be telling the story of their founder and how the business came to be so […]
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Problems for immigrants 1600s to 1700s
Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, LeicestershireSpeaker - Nigel Mann. Nigel will be exploring the problems and challenges faced by immigrants in Britain through the 17th and 18th centuries. He will follow a family of refugees […]
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Leicester’s infidels
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Ned Newitt. Ned is a well-known historian and speaker, and this talk will look at the 'infidels' of Leicester. These freethinkers risked imprisonment, lost jobs and were ostracised […]
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Life in Oakham in 1300
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Gareth King. An opportunity to visit medieval Oakham and discover not only what the town was like so long ago, but also to learn about the lives that […]
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Challenges and Solutions
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireAn evening of opportunity to bring along and share challenges and barriers that you have encountered in your family history research. There will be open and friendly discussion and debate, […]
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The history of the census
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Simon Pawley. Simon will cover census history from Domesday Book, through subsequent collections of data and on to the Napoleonic wars and the need to establish potential soldier […]