Events

A meeting for scholars of historical terrorism from the UK and Europe, to discuss approaches to the subject. Attendance by invitation only.

The second meeting of the History of Terrorism research network, founded at MMU in May 2024. Attendance by invitation only. Venue: LJMU, Liverpool.

The Northern Network for the Study of the Crusades will hold its 7th Annual Symposium at MMU on 16th December 2024. The event will comprise research papers, a postgraduate workshop on ‘Writing Military History’, and a keynote lecture by Prof. John France, of Swansea University. To register for the symposium, use this link: Northern Network for […]

We invite proposals from Early Career Researchers for a workshop on ‘Histories and Cultures of Conflict’.  Papers should concern histories of, or historical approaches to, conflict broadly defined, from warfare to civil disorder and political violence, from the ancient to the modern period.     Papers may speak to the research specialisms of the group: Proposals […]

UPDATE 13 12 24: A conference website with more details - including how to register - is accessible here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royal-armouries-conference-2025-tickets-1101156581979 This conference seeks to bring to bear on the topic the widest rangepossible of thematic, disciplinary, geographical and chronologicalperspectives. Its goal is to disentangle specific manifestations of lootingfrom their fundamental, underlying, anthropological motivations,allowing us to […]

Dr Tom HamiltonAssociate Professor (Early Modern European History)Thursday 8 May 2025, time 3pm (TBC), Geoffrey Manton Building, MMU, LT6 We are delighted to announced that Dr Tom Hamilton will deliver HaCC's annual lecture in 2025. The paper explores how a dramatic trial for rape, homicide, and theft contributed to a wider struggle for justice and […]

This seminar will be given by Cormac Keenan, a PhD candidate at Dublin City University, whose research examines the experiences of veterans and caregivers of the Irish Civil War. Cormac’s presentation will be entitled ‘Caring for ill veterans: Family dynamics and challenges after the Irish Civil War (1922-23)’, and if you have any interest in […]

The Histories and Cultures of Conflict (HaCC) research group at Manchester Metropolitan University invites proposals from Early Career Researchers for a workshop on ‘Histories and Cultures of Conflict’.  Papers should concern histories of, or historical approaches to, conflict broadly defined, from warfare to civil disorder and political violence, from the ancient to the modern period. […]

‘From Niu Tireni to Northampton: Mapping New Zealand Wars materials in UK military museum collections’, Dr Rowan Light (University of Auckland & Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand). The ‘New Zealand Wars’ were a series of conflicts fought by the British Army, colonial forces, and Māori allies, against Māori tribes across the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand […]

HACC Annual Lecture This year's Histories and Cultures of Conflict Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Hanna Diamond (Cardiff University). The lecture, entitled ‘Josephine Baker's Secret War’, focuses on her latest book, published with Yale University Press. Professor Diamond is an expert on the social and cultural history of France during the Second World War and memory […]