IHR seminars > Sport and Leisure History
Sport and Leisure History
Convenors: Dr Dilwyn Porter (De Montfort University), Dion Georgiou (Queen Mary), Dr Peter Catterall (Queen Mary), Dr Mark Clapson (Westminster)
Venue: Ecclesiastical History Room, IHR
Time: Monday, 5:15pm
Anyone interested in giving a paper at the seminar, or who would like to be added to our mailing list, should contact our seminar secretary Dion Georgiou at sportshistory@hotmail.co.uk.
Venue: Ecclesiastical History Room, IHR
Time: Monday, 5:15pm
Anyone interested in giving a paper at the seminar, or who would like to be added to our mailing list, should contact our seminar secretary Dion Georgiou at sportshistory@hotmail.co.uk.
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