Talk List

Mathew is an experienced public speaker, and he has given hundreds of talks across Britain and around the world. His talks cover a range of archaeological subjects including the discovery of King Richard III and the archaeology of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. You can find his current list of talk subjects below.
Mathew is always happy to talk to local groups, at festivals and in schools. If you are interested in booking him to speak at your event, please contact him via the button below.
The Discovery of King Richard III
- Richard III – The king under the car park
The story of the discovery and identification of King Richard III - Richard III – Bloody Will Be Thine End
What modern forensic investigation can tell us about the life and death of England’s last medieval king - Revealing Greyfriars – Leicester’s lost Franciscan friary
The story of the Franciscan friary where Richard III was buried - Recreating Greyfriars
How archaeologists and artists have used archaeological evidence to reconstruct the friary and stories of some of its inhabitants - Archaeology After Richard III – A decade of discoveries in Leicester
A look at some of the archaeological findings made in Leicester since the discovery of King Richard III
Leicester Uncovered
- Leicester Uncovered – the most excavated city in Britain?
An overview of the archaeology of Leicester from the Iron Age to the medieval period - Leicester Cathedral Revealed
A close look at what was found beneath the Cathedral’s new heritage learning centre - Leir of Leicester – The archaeology behind the legend
The story of the mythical King Leir and his links with Leicester - Kathleen Kenyon and the Jewry Wall – The story of Leicester’s Roman baths
The remarkable story of survival and excavation of Britain’s largest surviving piece of Roman civic masonry - Leicester Uncovered – Life in the medieval world
The story of medieval Leicester as revealed by the town’s archaeology - Leicester Uncovered – Life in the Roman world
The story of Roman Leicester as revealed by the town’s archaeology - Leicester Uncovered – Leicester’s Lost Medieval Churches
The story of some of Leicester’s lost churches - Leicester Uncovered – Soldiers, Citizens and Slaves
The story of the people of Roman Leicester - Leicester Uncovered – Leicester and Roman Africa
Ancient cultural diversity in the English Midlands and Leicester’s links with Roman Africa
Murder and Mayhem
- Murder and Mayhem in Medieval Leicester
Gruesome tales from the town’s medieval coroners rolls - At the Sign of the Blue Boar
More murderous tales from medieval and post-medieval Leicester
Castles and Conflict
- Behind the Walls – The castles of Leicestershire and Rutland
An overview of the archaeology of the castles of Leicestershire and Rutland, particularly recent excavations at castles in Leicester, Oakham and Groby - Leicester Castle – The castle the city forgot
The story of Leicester Castle - Oakham Castle – The horseshoe hall
The story of Oakham Castle - Hallaton Castle – A landscape of lordship
The story of Hallaton Castle - The sieges of Leicester – 1173 and 1645
The story of the sieges of Leicester during the Great Revolt of 1173-4 and the First English Civil War of 1642-46 - The 1645 Siege of Leicester
The story of the siege of Leicester during the First English Civil War
Secrets from the Soil
- Secrets from the Soil
The story of Leicestershire and Rutland told through 10 spectacular archaeological artefacts - Searching for the Knights Hospitaller
The story of the Knights Hospitaller in Leicestershire, focusing on their sites at Old Dalby and Beaumont Leys - From Hunters to Farmers – The story of Stone Age Leicestershire and Rutland
An epic story of the first 500,000 years of human habitation in Leicestershire and Rutland - Cardinals, Chariots and Queens – The story of Abbey Park, Burrough Hill and Bradgate Park
An overview of the archaeology in some of Leicestershire’s best loved parks - Muck, Pot and Old Bone – An introduction to archaeology and reconstructing the past
An introduction to archaeology - Filling in the Blanks
Community test-pitting and medieval settlement in Leicestershire
