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Rural Britain’s Colonial Histories: Walks through Hidden Histories
A Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society lecture
Professor Corinne Fowler MA PhD; Honorary Professor of Colonialism and Heritage, Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
In this talk, Professor Fowler entwines local and global stories in illustrated journeys to show how Empire profoundly shaped the British countryside.
Leading historian Corinne Fowler wrote the National Trust’s 2020 report on the historical links between its Country Houses and the British Empire and now has written the critically acclaimed Our Island Stories: Ten Walks Through Rural Britain and its Hidden History of Empire (Penguin 2024).
Professor Corinne Fowler MA PhD; Honorary Professor of Colonialism and Heritage, Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
In this talk, Professor Fowler entwines local and global stories in illustrated journeys to show how Empire profoundly shaped the British countryside.
Leading historian Corinne Fowler wrote the National Trust’s 2020 report on the historical links between its Country Houses and the British Empire and now has written the critically acclaimed Our Island Stories: Ten Walks Through Rural Britain and its Hidden History of Empire (Penguin 2024).
Monday 27 October
Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 6QL
7.30 pm (Coffee and tea are served from 7.00pm to 7.15pm)Members free; Visitors £7 (Students £3)
The lecture will also be streamed on Zoom.
Individual membership for whole season only £35 (Students £10). See website for details and to join.
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Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
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