Taking Stock of Official History, past, present and future: Reflections of an Official Historian by Sir Lawrence Freedman, followed by a panel discussion
- Event type
- Seminar
- Series
- Official History: Past, Present and Future
- Address
- Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
- Event dates
- Contact
- ihr.events@sas.ac.uk Email only
Registration for this session will close on the 22 January 2025
Provisional session programme:
Welcome
2.30pm Keynote lecture
- Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman: Reflections from an Official Historian
3.30pm Break
3.45pm Panel discussion
Chair: Philip Murphy (History & Policy)
- Sir Lawrence Freedman (Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London)
- Helen McCarthy (Professor of Modern and Contemporary British History, University of Cambridge)
- Matthew Jones (Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science)
- Roger Smethurst (Deputy Director, Propriety and Constitution Group, Cabinet Office)
4.45pm Drinks reception
6.00pm Close
All welcome- this seminar is free to attend but booking in advance is required.
