This is the home page for the history channel

On this page I will place links to POSTS that are concerned with history.

My Music Channel also contained posts about the history of music.

Arts in Leicester magazine championed the rich historical heritage of our city for a long time. That website no longer exists. There is however a website on which some its articles have been archived.

Some years back, Arts in Leicestershire started a section on architecture in which we explored two thousands years of the built environment.

We have continued this in this new version of the magazine with a series of articles that celebrate several aspects of Leicester’s diverse and fascinating history.

The Queen

We ran a story about a long forgotten lady who saved the city from marauding invaders. Æthelflæd, the Lady of the Mercians.

The Castle

We went inside Leicester Castle to take a detailed look at the Great Hall and many of the other ancient features of this nationally important edifice.

Inside Leicester Castle

The King

The reinterment of Richard III was an unforgettable moment in the life of the city and we proud to have been there.

Richard III is laid to rest

The Romans

We could make a whole magazine about the Romans in Leicester; there is enough to fill it. But, we have focused on a number of aspects of Roman life that we think deserve attention.

The music

For two thousand years the people of Leicester have been listening to music from around the world.

Music in the time of Richard III.

The dinners

We were what we ate.

The shows

Entertainment has long been something enjoyed by Leicester’s people throughout the ages. Many famous poets, playwrights, composers, actors and notable celebrities have visited the city and some were even born here.

Even William Shakespeare might have come here once.

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