HISTORY LECTURES BY MONTH AT GRESHAM COLLEGE 2023-24 September 2023 Wed 20, 6pm, Ancient Goddesses of Sex and War, Professor Ronald Hutton; Central London Venue TBC/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/ancient-goddesses October 2023 Tue 3, 6pm,Writing after Windrush,…
As Wakefield Historical Society is affiliated to the YAHS, members of our Society are able to take advantage of this offer. Information from YAHS: Roman archaeology books for sale
Information from South Leeds Archaeological Society There was a a meeting on 20th July to discuss reviving South Leeds Archaeology (SLA) as a functioning group, after the hiatus of the COVID years. The meeting was…
Friends of Waterton’s Wall Website ● Last month we became a registered charity. This is important because it reduces individual liability for members of the committee (Trustees), allows us access to larger grants and has…
YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUMMER LECTURE SERIES AUGUST 2023 The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (YAHS) has arranged a second short series of summer lectures to be held online via Zoom during August as…
Talk by David Weldrake, Pontefract Castle, Wednesday 19th July, 1.30 – 2.30 pm. Alice de Lacy was nominally one of the most powerful women in 14th century England. She was a countess in her own…
THE BALLAD OF THE BATTLE OF NEWLAND – A CONCLUSION? Our trial project to encourage local people to help interpret a mysterious Ballad of the Battle of Newland from the John Goodchild Collection is drawing…
If you have an interest in the heritage aspects of coal in our area, this Zoom talk provided by the 20th Century Society may be of interest. Professor Gary Boyd, Professor of Architecture at Queen’s…
An interesting Zine about James Scott, (1829-1912), a deaf man who lived and worked in Horbury, has been written and published by Gill Crawshaw. It reflects on disabilities and abilities in a historical context, and…
The latest temporary exhibition at the Central Library in Manchester looks at the way in which the Manchester Ship Canal was promoted in the early 20th century. ‘Marketing the Manchester Ship Canal 1919-1939’ is curated…