Forthcoming Talks
Below is Mathew’s forthcoming programme of talks. More events are regularly being added so please revisit for updates on future events.
If you are interested in booking Mathew to speak at your event, please contact him via the button below. You can find his current list of talk subjects here.
2026
Tuesday 26 May, 2pm
1645 – The Siege of Leicester
Tuesday 26 May, 2pm
At the Sign of the Blue Boar – murderous tales from medieval and post-medieval Leicester
Sunday 14 June, 1pm
KING LEAR: KING OF LEICESTER – The archaeology behind the legend
Tuesday 23 June, 7.30pm
At the Sign of the Blue Boar – murderous tales from medieval and post-medieval Leicester
Old Dalby Village Hall
Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th July, 10am – 4pm
CHARNWOOD FOREST UNCOVERED – TEST PITTING AT WOODHOUSE & WOODHOUSE EAVES
Woodhouse & Woodhouse Eaves (a Festival of Archaeology event)
Thursday 9th July, 7.30pm
FROM HUNTERS TO FARMERS – THE STORY OF STONE AGE LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND
Sunday 12th July, 12 noon & 2pm
Hallaton castle guided walk
Thursday 16th July, 7.30pm
Murder and Mayhem in Medieval Leicester
Tuesday 21st July, 7.30pm
Kathleen Kenyon and the Jewry Wall – The story of Leicester’s Roman baths
Sunday 26th July, 12 noon & 2pm
Hallaton castle guided walk
Tuesday 8th September, 7.30pm
Revealing Greyfriars – Leicester’s lost Franciscan friary
Wednesday 9th September, 7.30pm
At the Sign of the Blue Boar – murderous tales from medieval and post-medieval Leicester
Tuesday 15th September, 2pm
Park Life – The Hidden Heritage in Leicester’s Green Spaces
Monday 21st September, 7.30pm
LEICESTER cathedral revealed
Tuesday 29th September, 7.30pm
Richard III – Bloody Will Be Thine End
Tuesday 6th October, 7.30pm
LEICEster cathedral revealed
Tuesday 27th October, 2pm
Renegades, Rebels and Rogues – Outlaws in Medieval Leicestershire
Tuesday 10th November, 2pm
Leicester Castle – The Castle the City Forgot
Tuesday 10th November, 7.50pm
Kathleen Kenyon and the Jewry Wall – The story of Leicester’s Roman baths
Thursday 12th November, 7.30pm
Behind the Walls – The castles of Leicestershire and Rutland
Tuesday 17th November, 7.30pm
Cardinals, Chariots and Queens – The story of Abbey Park, Burrough Hill and Bradgate Park
Monday 23rd November, 7.30pm
Richard III – The king under the car park
Thursday 10th December, 7.30pm
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