All enquiries to Ms Katie Hunter, Email EdinburghandEastHA@outlook.com

Tel 07847314755 (out of working hours) 

Talks USUALLY take place at 6pm at the central campus of Edinburgh University, but always check the location of the individual event on Eventbrite. No parking on site, good public transport.

Associate membership £20 per year. Talks free to national HA members and students, visitors £5. 

 

Edinburgh & East of Scotland Programme 2026-27 

 

Monday 26 October 2026 (6.00pm-7.30pm)

'Edinburgh and the General Strike of 1926'
Dr Ewan Gibbs (University of Glasgow) 

In the year marking a century since the British General Strike of 1926, hear about the strike, in its Edinburgh context, and how it is still relevant to us today from labour historian Ewan Gibbs.
Dr Gibb's new book, The Unmaking of the British Working Class, published October 2026.
https://generalstrike100.com Centenary of the 1926 British General Strike Map

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-and-the-general-strike-of-1926-tickets-1994146659339

 

Tuesday 10 November 2026 (6.00pm-7.30pm)

'Deafness and Marriage in Early Modern England'

Prof. Rosamund Oates (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Early modern England was a primarily oral culture, in which deafness and hearing loss could be particularly devastating. Yet, deaf people were a considerable minority in the early modern British Isles, and deafness did not discriminate by sex, wealth or status. Oates uncovers the untold stories of deaf people, often in their own words, showing how they worshipped, worked and forged relationships within their communities.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deafness-and-marriage-in-early-modern-england-tickets-1994453651561

 

Monday 15 March 2027 (6.00pm-7.30pm)

Before the Ice Cream Wars: Organised Crime in Postwar Glasgow

Dr Mark Roodhouse  (University of York)

Dr Mark Roodhouse (University of York) examines the historical development of serious and organised crime in Glasgow between 1945 and 1979 before the rapid growth of illegal drug markets in the 1980s transformed the city's underworld.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994472290310