Lectures form an important part of the annual programme of activities. Between September and May lectures are held approximately every two or three weeks and consist of a mixture of history and archaeology topics usually on subjects which have local significance. However, on occasions subjects of national and international importance feature in the programme. Links to in person and online booking details for all lectures can be found on our Eventbrite page.
Programme for the 2021-22 season.
Alternative arrangements continue to be made on a lecture by lecture basis due to the continuing Coronavirus pandemic. At the time of writing (August 2021), Leicester is no longer in lockdown. Although public lectures are now permitted with restrictions in place, the first lecture of the year, will be given online. Information relating to future events will be emailed to members, and updated on these website pages.
We will continue to make as many lectures as possible available digitally whether live, or a few days after the lecture was given, as previous lectures have been well attended locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Lecture Secretary, Yolanda Courtney, has organised an excellent series of lectures for the upcoming season on a wide range of topics. Audience numbers will be capped at 300 for the live streamed lectures, and booking via Eventbrite will be essential. Details (with instructions on how to participate) will be sent out 2-3 weeks before. If un-booked spaces remain available in the final week before the event, we will advertise publicly and hope to attract a wide audience. If you have a personal computer, laptop or even a smart phone, it is relatively straightforward to join a Zoom meeting once you have the meeting number and password.
Links to in person and online booking details for all lectures can be found on our Eventbrite page.
Date | Subject | Lecturer | Thursday 23 September 2021 |
Scarborough High Middle Ages Lecture Before Wat Tyler: peasant rebellion in the East Midlands in the thirteenth century This lecture will be given online using 'Zoom'. Tickets (which are free) will need to be booked through Eventbrite |
Prof Chris Dyer University of Leicester |
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Thursday 4 November 2021 |
Dabbling in the dark arts: How the Church embraced Arabic astrology and opened the door to modern science
This lecture will be given live and streamed online using 'Zoom'. Tickets (which are free) will need to be booked through Eventbrite for both attendance at the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, and via Zoom |
Dr Chris Mitchell University of Wales, Trinity St. David
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Wednesday 24 November 2021 at 7.30pm |
The 166th Annual General Meeting followed by: Luxury galore: the prisoners at Donington Park This meeting will be held at the Guildhall, Leicester. Members please book tickets using the Eventbrite link distributed by email, to enable us to gauge attendance at the meeting. | Robin Jenkins Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland |
Thursday 2 December 2021 |
Diet and migration at Ketton Quarry: an isotopic perspective. The live event at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, New Walk is now cancelled. Please book tickets to attend via Zoom using Eventbrite |
Dr Sam Leggett University of Oxford/University of Edinburgh |
Thursday 13 January 2022 |
A recent Roman discovery in Rutland This lecture is an online only event. Please book tickets to attend via Zoom using Eventbrite |
Jennifer Browning University of Leicester Archaeological Services |
20 January 2022 Postponed: Joint lecture with the Prehistoric Society and the Leicestershire Fieldworkers Kindred: Neanderthal life, love, death and art
School of Archaeology, University of Liverpool | ||
Thursday 10 February 2022 |
Members' Evening Matthew Beamish: Historic field systems in Fleckney and Saddington Simon Atkins: Research into the Gartree Road in South-east Leicestershire Dr Gavin Speed: new approaches to reconstructing Roman Leicester | Leicester Museum and Art Gallery | Thursday 10 March 2022 |
The Alan and Joan North Memorial Lecture Did the Romans have a typical East Midlands town? What makes a Roman town, with particular reference to Leicestershire and Northamptonshire
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Ian Meadows
Independent Consultant |
Thursday 31 March 2022 |
A middle to late Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Rothley, The Grange |
Rob Atkins Museum of London Archaeology |
Thursday 28 April 2022 |
Council housing before 1915: Hinckley and other pioneers |
Paul Griffiths Local Historian
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Thursday 12 May 2022 |
An overview of investigations undertaken by Albion Archaeology in Leicestershire and Rutland |
Mike Luke Albion Archaeology |
Thursday 26 May 2022 |
Burial and settlement around the causewayed enclosure at Husbands Bosworth |
Matthew Beamish & James Harvey University of Leicester Archaeological Services |