Leicester History Festival 2022
Festival Line Up
Crime novels set in 20th Century IndiaAbir Mukherjee the bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels set in Raj-era India which have sold over 250,000 copies |
Talk 10.30-11.15 St Nicholas' Hall |
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The Caribbean contribution to British cultureCatherine Ross, founder and Director of the National Caribbean Heritage Museum |
Talk & Exhibition 13.00-14.00 Recital Room |
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The Gate to China: A New History of the People's Republic and Hong KongMichael Sheridan, author and former Sunday Times Far East correspondent
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Interview 13.45-14.30 St Nicholas' Hall |
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Russia, its collapse and the end of the Cold WarProfessor Archie Brown, Oxford University |
Talk 14.45-15.30 St Nicholas' Hall |
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The British Empire and ChinaDr Teyhun Ma - Sheffield University |
Talk 11.15-12.00 St Nicholas' Hall
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C18th travel writingDr Julian Griffin |
Talk 10.45-11.30 Recital Room |
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Berlin in the Cold WarRichard Gibbons is a self-employed media and education consultant |
Lecture |
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A picture of AfghanistanDr Javad Hashemi taught Biology and Science Education at the University of Tehran. |
Lecture |
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Food in the early modern periodMark Dawson is a historian researching and writing on the history of food and drink in the early modern period. |
Exhibition/talk |
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Trench warfare in WW1David Allton, Front Line Living History |
Workshop |
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Race/race relations in the USARichard Ansett - award-winning photographer |
Exhibition/talk |