The Marc Fitch Lectures

The Marc Fitch Lectures are a series of lectures first started in 1956 by Marc Fitch,[1] historian and philanthropist.

History

The lectures were started by Marc Fitch in 1956, and are funded by the Marc Fitch Fund,[2] an educational charity also set up in 1956.[3][4]

The lectures were held at the Institute of Historical Research until 2012,[5] when the series moved to a tour of the counties with three held a year.

Previous Lectures
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  • 1 February 2005 – Roy Strong – "Forgotten faces: regional history and regional portraiture"[6]
  • 6 July 2009 – John Morrill – "The British Revolution in the English Provinces, 1640–9" [7][8]
  • 2010 – Steve Hindle – "Below stairs at Arbury Hall: Sir Richard Newdigate and his household staff, c.1670–1710"[9]
  • 2011 – Jeremy Black – "London History"[10]
  • 25 June 2012 – David Starkey – "Head of Our Morality: why the twentieth-century British monarchy matters"[11]
  • 18 May 2013 – Tristram Hunt – "Aristocracy and Industry: the Sutherlands in Staffordshire"[12]
  • 25 October 2013 – Christopher Dyer – "Corby, Northamptonshire and Beyond: The History of Industry in the Countryside"[13]
  • 12 April 2014 – David Hey – "The Origins and Spread of Derbyshire Surnames"[14]
  • 24 October 2014 – Trevor Rowley – "The Making of the Shropshire Landscape"[15]
  • 14 November 2015 – Chris Mullin – "Changing Face of Sunderland"[16]
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References
  1. "Archive for June, 2012, David Starkey (Marc Fitch Lecture 2012) "Head of Our Morality": Why the modern British monarchy matters - History Matters IHR Digital: Seminars and Research Training Blog". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. "Marc Fitch Lecture Series - Victoria County History". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. "Marc Fitch Fund for Research and Publication - Past Horizons". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. "Marc Fitch Fund". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. "Marc Fitch Lecture Series - Victoria County History". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. Strong, Roy (2005). "Forgotten faces: regional history and regional portraiture – Historical Research – Institute of Historical Research Volume 78 Issue 1999". Historical Research. 78 (199): 43–57. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2281.2005.00238.x.
  7. "John Morrill on revolt in the provinces – Mercurius Politicus". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. Braddick, Michael J. (2015-03-05). The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution edited by Michael J. Braddick. ISBN 9780191667268. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. "Marc Fitch Lecture 2010 – The IHR blog". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  10. Black, Jeremy (2015-10-13). Metropolis: Mapping the City By Jeremy Black. ISBN 9781844862207. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  11. "Celebrating the rededication of the VCH to HM Queen Elizabeth II – Council for British Archaeology". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. "Launch of Staffordshire Volume XI – Victoria County History". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  13. "Launch of volume VII – Victoria County History". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  14. "Successful launch of Derbyshire VCH Volume III and Marc Fitch lecture – Victoria County History". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  15. "Latest Shropshire volume launched – Victoria County History.ac.uk". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  16. "Durham 5 Launch & Fitch Lecture – Victoria County History.ac.uk". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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