North East Labour History

Online book launch of this major new biography with author Rachel Holmes in conversation with historian Mary Davis Register here https://www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk/event/289 Born into one of Britain’s most famous activist families, Sylvia Pankhurst was a natural rebel; a talented artist, prolific writer and a newspaper editor. A free spirit and radical visionary, history placed her in […]

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83417499047?pwd=R2I3aG53b0NHZk1wa1JPU3J5TXZKZz09 Meeting ID: 834 1749 9047 Passcode: 726616 John Marshall was very well-known in Gateshead and Newcastle in the first third of the nineteenth century, and there are references to him in a variety of contexts. The evidence that has survived contradicts some of the assumptions made by previous authors, especially around […]

Please note that this session is only available to students registered on a recognised Masters or PhD course of study at an HEI. ECRs who are within 5 years of completing their PhD are also welcome to attend. Details and booking Workshop on Public Engagement and Collaborative Working (a student special) with Claire Kennan (BALH) […]

Attendance details here Professor John Veit-Wilson Celebrating the life and contribution of Professor John Veit-Wilson and the move of the North East Child Poverty Commission to Newcastle University, this lecture will consider the evidence on the most recent trends and spatial distribution of child poverty in the North East, reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses […]

A one-hour webinar with BALH’s Social Media Fellow, Daniella Gonzalez. Daniella will provide an introduction to the various social media platforms available and how local history societies can best use them to promote their work and engage with the wider history community. Details and booking

History through a Northumbrian Lens: Part One; Individual Lectures Tickets, Sat 13 Mar 2021 at 10:00 | Eventbrite Mike will examine the public and turbulent private lives of these three men in the context of key historical events: 13 March - Sir William Beveridge was the hugely popular architect of the welfare state who became Liberal […]

Ralph is giving this talk on behalf of the Working Class Movement Library: https://www.wcml.org.uk/whats-on/events/online-talk-british-labour-movement-solidarity-in-the-191314-dublin-lockout/ Joining details to follow on the above link.

History through a Northumbrian Lens: Part One; Individual Lectures Tickets, Sat 13 Mar 2021 at 10:00 | Eventbrite Mike will examine the public and turbulent private lives of these three men in the context of key historical events: 20 March - Sir Edward Grey was Liberal MP for Berwick for over 30 years. He remains […]

History through a Northumbrian Lens: Part One; Individual Lectures Tickets, Sat 13 Mar 2021 at 10:00 | Eventbrite Mike will examine the public and turbulent private lives of these three men in the context of key historical events: 27 March - Sir Charles Trevelyan was a Liberal MP from a similar aristocratic background to Sir […]

This meeting replaces Hannah Kent's planned talk: “One Aim, One God, One Destiny”? which has been cancelled. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir William Beveridge was the hugely popular architect of the welfare state who became Liberal MP for Berwick in 1944 only to be swept away in the Labour landslide of 1945. Mike will discuss his early life, […]