Worcestershire
Historical Society

FOUNDED IN 1893

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A selection of books and papers published by the Society

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For all who love the County and cherish its rich history

Worcestershire Historical Society

FOUNDED IN 1893

Visit the Shop…

Books and papers published by the Society

Join the Society…

Love the County and cherish its rich history

Worcestershire
Historical Society

FOUNDED IN 1893

Visit the Shop…

Books published by the Society

Join the Society…

Cherish the County’s rich history

Welcome to Worcestershire Historical Society

Worcestershire, like many of England’s historic counties, is served by a society dedicated to the publication of historical records.

Founded in 1893, our Society was built on the work of famous Worcestershire antiquaries like Thomas Habington (1560-1647) and Treadway Russell Nash (1725-1811), whose work had already done much to illuminate Worcestershire’s past.

Professor Peter Coss
Chairman

Spotlight

Announcements…

Revisiting Worcestershire’s Past

Weekend Conference, 6-7 April 2024 – University of Worcester

A 2-day conference on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2024 dedicated to the reinterpretation of Worcestershire’s history. It seeks to involve the broad community of those who are interested in the county’s past. The emphasis throughout will be on how the concerns of, and the methods deployed by, historians have changed over the years and upon sources and our approaches to them. Sixteen experts will deliver papers on a wide range of topics including vernacular architecture, landscape history, the liturgy at Worcester Cathedral, football in the county, Worcestershire peasants in the middle-ages, the origins of the Worcestershire gentry, Worcestershire parliamentarians in the seventeenth-century, printing and Worcestershire elections in the eighteenth-century, the history of Worcestershire ceramics, money in Worcestershire history, and Worcester in the 1950s. There will also be an exhibition of local sources provided by the Worcestershire County Council Libraries, Archive & Archaeology Service.

How to book:
Please contact Mrs Joy Morgan, Honorary Secretary, Worcestershire Historical Society at whshonsec@gmail.com or 07872 138135

View Revisiting Worcestershire’s Past Conference Programme…

Publication Launches

The launch of Evesham Abbey and Local Society in the Late Middle Ages: The Abbot’s Household Account, 1456-7, and the Priors’ Registers, 1520-1540, edited by David Cox.
7pm-9pm on Thursday 26 May 2022 at Church House, Evesham

The launch of the Society’s publication, Isobel Robinson’s edition of The Correspondence of Peter Prattinton of Bewdley, Antiquary, 1807-1840 (WHS New Series, No.29), will take place in
St George’s Hall, Bewdley, at 6.30pm on 4 October 2022. The launch will include talks by Isobel Robinson and Paul Crane.

Welcome to Worcestershire Historical Society

Worcestershire, like many of England’s historic counties, is served by a society dedicated to the publication of historical records.

Founded in 1893, our Society was built on the work of famous Worcestershire antiquaries like Thomas Habington (1560-1647) and Treadway Russell Nash (1725-1811), whose work had already done much to illuminate Worcestershire’s past.

Professor Peter Coss, Chairman

Welcome to WHS

Worcestershire, like many of England’s historic counties, is served by a society dedicated to the publication of historical records.

Founded in 1893, our Society was built on the work of famous Worcestershire antiquaries like Thomas Habington (1560-1647) and Treadway Russell Nash (1725-1811), whose work had already done much to illuminate Worcestershire’s past.

Professor Peter Coss, Chairman

Spotlight

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Announcements…

Revisiting Worcestershire’s Past

Weekend Conference, 6-7 April 2024 – University of Worcester

A 2-day conference on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2024 dedicated to the reinterpretation of Worcestershire’s history. It seeks to involve the broad community of those who are interested in the county’s past.

How to book:
Please contact Mrs Joy Morgan, Honorary Secretary, Worcestershire Historical Society at whshonsec@gmail.com or 07872 138135

View Revisiting Worcestershire’s Past Conference Programme…

Publication Launches

The launch of the Society’s latest publication, Isobel Robinson’s edition of The Correspondence of Peter Prattinton of Bewdley, Antiquary, 1807-1840 (WHS New Series, No.29), will take place in St George’s Hall, Bewdley, at 6.30pm on 4 October 2022. The launch will include talks by Isobel Robinson and Paul Crane.

Announcements…

Revisiting
Worcestershire’s Past

Weekend Conference, 6-7 April 2024 – University of Worcester

A 2-day conference on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2024 dedicated to the reinterpretation of Worcestershire’s history. It seeks to involve the broad community of those who are interested in the county’s past.

How to book:
Please contact Mrs Joy Morgan, Honorary Secretary, Worcestershire Historical Society at whshonsec@gmail.com or 07872 138135

View Revisiting Worcestershire’s Past Conference Programme…

Publication Launches

The launch of Evesham Abbey and Local Society in the Late Middle Ages: The Abbot’s Household Account, 1456-7, and the Priors’ Registers, 1520-1540, edited by David Cox. 7pm-9pm on Thursday 26 May 2022 at Church House, Evesham

The launch of the Society’s latest publication, Isobel Robinson’s edition of The Correspondence of Peter Prattinton of Bewdley, Antiquary, 1807-1840 (WHS New Series, No.29), will take place in St George’s Hall, Bewdley, at 6.30pm on 4 October 2022. The launch will include talks by Isobel Robinson and Paul Crane.