Our ICSHC colleagues have written four new entries for National Biography: Neil Carter on footballer Jack Charlton, Matthew Taylor on footballer Nobby Stiles & boxer Alan Minter, and Martin R Polley on Paralympian Margaret Maughan oxforddnb.com

Our Martin R Polley ICSHC has written the National Biography entry on Paralympic athlete Margaret Maughan (1928-2020), which is out today: subscription. ParalympicsGB WheelPower Paralympic Heritage dmuleicester oxforddnb.com

Delighted that my .National Biography entry on Jack Charlton has been published .ICSHC .DMU History
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Migration and Urban Activism in 20th Century Europe: Looking forward to our international conference at Deutsches Historisches Institut Rom in one and a half week, with a keynote from Panikos Panayi on 'Racists, Revolutionaries & Representatives in London': hsozkult.de/event/id/event…

✨Labour of the Stitch: The Making and Remaking of Fashionable Georgian Dress✨ has been published! It’s out with Cambridge University Press and you can access it 🔥for free🔥 until 12th April! cambridge.org/core/elements/…

Just received paperback edition from OUP History of 'Enemies in the Empire' which I co-authored with Stefan Manz with research support from Gerda Henkel Stiftung

Come see us at University of Leicester Heritage Hub
23 Mar 2024, 11am-4pm

With arts & crafts, campus heritage trails, historical re-enactments & activities for all ages there's something for everyone!

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What practices and knowledge did US and UK supermarkets exchange in the late 20th C? How did this change the way we shop – and eat – today?

I’ll explore this via trade literature, ephemera, and company records tomorrow at #BHC2024 , ‘Technology Emergence and Transfer’, 9.45am.

Looking forward to returning to the Leicester HA (albeit virtually) to discuss memory of the Jews in the later Middle Ages. I worried that I might be typecast as somebody who can only work on Jews and charters before 1290, so widened out to work on Jews and charters after 1290...

With the wonderful Dr Dean Irwin speaking.....

Next Talk: 'Gone but not Forgotten: Jewish property in post-Expulsion England' 12 March 6pm. Free, online & all welcome
Historical Assoc Matthew McCormack

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Founded by Roman invaders in the first century, the former British imperial capital of London was an international migrant hub from its inception:

Panikos Panayi offers a brief history of multicultural London:

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#EnglishFridays #hypolingual

You can boost your CV for future job applications whilst you study.

DMU's Frontrunners paid internship scheme is back.

There are roles available in various departments with a fantastic opportunity to work on real tasks with DMU employees.

Britain and the First World War: not just battles history.org.uk/publications/r…

Also in the same edition, an article by DMU History alumnus Paula Kitching

New article by our Martin R Polley ICSHC in PARSE Journal Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg : Finding My Way: Walking as Research in Sports History parsejournal.com/article/findin…

Congratulations to Barbara Horley , who has successfully defended her @icshc dmuleicester PhD on the history of speedway in a lively and informative viva. Pictured l-r are Professor Fiona Skillen (external), Matthew Taylor (1st supervisor), Barbara, & Martin R Polley (internal) #sportshistory

'Finding my Way: walking as research in sports history' - new article by our Martin R Polley @icshc in 'Thinking in Motion', special issue of PARSE Journal Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg #sportshistory #reflectivehistory parsejournal.com/article/findin…