Matthew McCormack
The Northampton branch of the Historical Association is run by the University of Northampton, and we have joined forces with the Leicester branch to provide a combined programme. The joint talks will be online but we are also keen to hear from local schools who would like to host an event. All talks are free to attend and everyone is welcome.
Most talks are online, and usually take place the second Tuesday of the month at 6pm.
- 13 October 2026. Dr Heena Heena (University of Leicester), ‘Beyond British Criticism: Religion, Print and Astrological Writings in Nineteenth-Century North India’. Book here.
- 10 November 2026. Steve Holder (Aberystwyth), ‘Northampton’s medieval trade guilds: commerce, status and control in a regional capital’. Book here.
- 8 December 2026. Steve Willis (independent scholar), ‘21 Mile Circle: Origins of America’. Book here.
- January 2027 (date TBC). Great Debate heats for Northampton and Leicester.
- 9 February 2027. Dr Sarah-Jane Walton (University of Leicester), ‘War, Cookbooks, and a Leicestershire Lass: Networks of Identity and Fundraising in First World War South Africa’. Book here.
- 9 March 2027. Andrew Beckett (CWGC), ‘The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’. Book here.
- April – no meeting.
- 11 May 2027. Dr Thomas Bishop, Dr Adam Page, and Dr Jon Coburn (University of Lincoln), ‘Radioactive Lincolnshire: Fulbeck, Community Protest, and the Politics of Nuclear Waste in 1980s Britain’. Book here.
For further information about the programme or the branch, please contact the Chair Dr David Waller on david.waller@northampton.ac.uk or the Secretary Prof Matthew McCormack on matthew.mccormack@northampton.ac.uk.
