Rural Britain’s Colonial Histories: Country Walks through Hidden Histories of Empire

When
27 Oct 2025
19:30 - 21:00
Location
Hansom Hall in the Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester LE1 6QL
Spaces left
100

Registration

Guest tickets – £7.00
Guest tickets allow you to attend in person or by Zoom. For this event, it is also possible to pay at the door without purchasing a ticket in advance.
Student Ticket – £3.00
Student tickets allow you to attend in person or by Zoom. For this event, it is also possible to pay at the door without purchasing a ticket in advance.

Corinne seated by Wordsworth Museum - copyright Gary Calton

Professor Corinne Fowler MA PhD

Professor of Colonialism and Heritage, Museum Studies, University of Leicester.

Lecture outline

In this talk, Professor Fowler entwines local and global stories in illustrated journeys to show how Empire profoundly shaped the British countryside.

Biographical note

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).

Attending the lecture

The lecture is open both to members of the Society and to guests.

The lecture will take place in Hansom Hall - how to find Hansom Hall.

Please note that tea and coffee drinks will be available between 7.00pm and 7.15pm before the formal start of the event at 7.30pm.

The lecture will also be streamed on Zoom. A recording of the lecture may be available to members only.