School of History events archive | School of History

Tuesday 4 February 2025 | Seminars and lectures, Seminar series

Research seminar: “cleaning, repairing, ascertaining, entitling, describing, arranging and calendaring”: Working with and against 19th-century archiving at The National Archives

Dr Kathryn Maude presents a paper jointly for the Institute for Medieval Studies, and the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums research group in the School of History.

The cover of The Dead Sea. A Byzantinen mosaic of the sea showing hourses, palms, boats and fish.

Book Launch: The Dead Sea by Professor Nir Arielli

This book tells the human history of a unique landscape.

Conference: Land Forces of the Crown, c. 1660- c. 2000

The Society for Army Historical Research is pleased to host its next conference at the University of Leeds

early twentieth century black and white image showing fluffy kittens sitting on books. Studio portrait

Lecture: Purr-fect Pals: The Rise of Pet Cats in Modern Britain

Professor Jane Hamlett presents the School of History's Katrina Honeyman Memorial Lecture.

The cover of Laura King living with the dead. A photograph of a women in the 1920s wearing a beret and holding a bicycle, against an image of a wooden background.

Book Launch: Living with the Dead by Professor Laura King

Join Professor Laura King at the launch of her new book.

A 1970s photograph showing a large gamily group stood in a line facing the camera

Roundtable: Family (Hi)Stories

Researching families’ histories is a simultaneously tricky and rewarding business.

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