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Origins of Pepyss famous diary unravelled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/origins-of-pepys2019s-famous-diary-unravelled
The diary of the seventeenth-century cultural icon Samuel Pepys - which contains references to bribery, illicit sex, and criticisms of powerful men – has an enduring legacy, and Dr Kate Loveman from the School of English will be unravelling why it was written at an event at...
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What is history for?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/04/10/what-is-history-for-thinking-about-forced-migration-and-its-aftermath/
University of Leicester staff blogs convicts penal colonies slavery migration
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Human Geography Fieldcourse: The dynamics of people and place
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy1413
Module code: GY1413 This is a fantastic three day residential field course in Sheffield exploring environmental and industrial heritage and how this links to dynamics of place, past and present.
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Human Geography Fieldcourse: The dynamics of people and place
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy1413
Module code: GY1413 This is a fantastic three day residential field course in Sheffield exploring environmental and industrial heritage and how this links to dynamics of place, past and present.
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More oral history online
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/more-oral-history-online
These online exhibitions all feature oral history material and may be of interest in the classroom.
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Secrets of rare Iron Age cauldrons revealed through archaeological investigation and replica creation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/iron-age-cauldrons-archaeological-replica
Detailed laboratory examination and analysis of the fragile 2,400 year old cauldrons has revealed new information of their manufacture and long-term maintenance and have been used to create a full-sized replica cauldron
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History and Archaeology BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-and-archaeology-ba/2026
Explore the past with an emphasis on the mediaeval and modern periods, and gain practical and fieldwork skills from Leicester’s famed archaeologists.
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Past events
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/events/past-events
Browse past events which have taken place in the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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Academic year: 1999-2000
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/99-00
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 1999-2000.
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John Goodwin
https://le.ac.uk/people/john-goodwin
The academic profile of Professor John Goodwin, Professor of Sociology and Sociological Practice at University of Leicester