History at Leicester

Outreach

We have links with community groups in Leicester and Leicestershire, the East Midlands, and further afield. We are committed to sharing our research expertise with non-academic groups whenever possible.

Building and enriching shared heritages

An AHRC-funded project to build relationships with local community groups who are researching history under the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

More about the building and enriching shared heritages project

Charnwood Roots (Victoria County history)

A partnership between professional historians, archaeologists, geologists and volunteers from the local community, exploring the rich history of Charnwood Forest.

More about Charnwood Roots

Anstey's Big Dig

Watch a video about the 'Big Dig' in the Leicestershire village of Anstey - part of the summer of 2014 Charnwood Roots Project.

East Midlands Oral History Archive

A joint project to conserve and develop oral history resources in the East Midlands. Supported by the University of Leicester, Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council.

More about EMOHA

Richard III Day

Watch a video about the King Richard III-themed open day we held at the start of the week that saw the interment of King Richard III in 2015.

Journey to Justice

 Professor George Lewis linked up with Journey to Justice, delivering an exhibition programme that celebrated protests and activism in Leicester over the past 100 year, held at the Attenborough Arts Centre in autumn 2019.

View the full interview

Victoria County History Trust

The Centre for Regional and Local History hosts the Leicestershire Victoria County History Trust and provides a venue and support for seven different societies working on local and landscape history. It also provides facilities for VCH volunteer training events.

More about Victoria County History Trust

Our Migration Story

Professor Jo Story worked with colleagues at the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading independent race equality think-tank, to produce a video about migration to Britain c. 43–1500 AD for their award-winning website: ‘Our Migration Story’.

Google Talks - Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

Professor Jo Story joined colleagues from Cambridge and the British Library for a talk at Google’s London HQ about the British Library's exhibition "Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms"

From Local Museum to the National Civil War Centre

Professor Andrew Hopper’s extensive British and Irish Civil Wars research and collaboration with Newark Millgate Museum helped transform it into the National Civil War Centre and achieve national museum accreditation

More about the National Civil War Centre

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