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• British Abolitionists and Protestant Millennialism 1770-1840

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/british-abolitionists-and-protestant-millennialism

  Leverhulme Research Fellowship September 2012 - August 2013 Professor John Coffey Why did British abolitionists come to believe that the abolition of slavery was necessary, possible and even inevitable? After all, slavery was not only an integral part of the imperial economy;...

• Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/bake-a-19th-century-mince-pie-with-this-old-time-christmas-recipe

  ‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries during the winter months.

• Suite of Richard III videos made available to the public

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/suite-of-richard-iii-videos-made-available-to-the-public

  The University has made a suite of documentary footage available to media and the public ahead of the reburial of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March.

• Factual and fictional portrayals of Richard III to be explored

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/factual-and-fictional-portrayals-of-richard-iii-to-be-explored

  Experts will share insights into the portrayals of Richard III throughout history, from Shakespeare’s ‘hunch-backed toad’ to the modern-day examinations of his dialect, at a public open day at the University taking place on Saturday 21 March.

• Pet Shop Boys visit the Orton collection

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-pet-shop-boys

  Photo: Phil Fisk|Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, aka Pet Shop Boys, recently visited the Orton Collection at the University of Leicester during a trip to the city to attend a rehearsal of Hanif Kureishi’s play My Beautiful Laundrette at Curve, for which they wrote new music.

• About Leicester Medical Society

  https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/about

  Find out more about the Leicester Medical Society, one of the oldest medical societies in the country.

• Free public open day at Bradgate Park

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/free-public-open-day-at-bradgate-park

  Members of the public are invited to learn about the latest archaeological discoveries being made by the University of Leicester’s Archaeology Fieldschool at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, during a FREE family Open Day on Sunday 2 July between 11.00am – 4.00pm.

• BBCs Crimewatch Roadshow comes to Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/bbcs-crimewatch-roadshow-comes-to-leicester

  The University will feature in an upcoming episode of BBC’s Crimewatch Roadshow, which is due to be aired on Friday 23 June 2017.

• Winners of student life photo competition announced

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/winners-of-student-life-photo-competition-announced

  The winners of a student life photography competition designed to provide an insightful overview of student life in 2016/17 to add to our University's Archives have been announced.

• Academic provides national security briefing

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/academic-provides-national-security-briefing

  Dr Andrew Futter from the School of History, Politics and International Relations was recently invited to London to brief the UK National Security Secretariat at the Cabinet Office.