New Exhibition at Leeds – Sailing Through History

Although inland, Leeds Archive surprisingly holds a wide variety of nautical themed records across its collections. In a new exhibition at the Leeds archive a range of these records, such as photographs, port books, and impressment registers have been used to showcase West Yorkshire’s connections with the waves. This particular list of Seafaring men shows … Continue reading New Exhibition at Leeds – Sailing Through History

The Diary of Ensign John Carter

Thanks to our guest blogger, Emily Pomeroy, who wrote this piece as part of the MA module HIST5020M Making History: Archive Collaborations at the University of Leeds. John Carter Ensign John Carter was a soldier during the Peninsular War fought between Britain and Napoleonic France between 1807 and 1814. John's journal (Reference: WYL639/388B), which covers … Continue reading The Diary of Ensign John Carter