Wednesday 28^th October at 10.00 am on Zoom
Dr Stuart Brookes Recent work on two Roman villas in Suffolk: Norton and Alpheton compared

Saturday 7^th November at 2.00 pm at Elmswell (+council)
Dr M J Walker A Hard and Grievous Battle; the siege of Haughley Castle and the Battle of Fornham in 1173

Saturday 21^st November at 2.00 pm on Zoom: four short talks
Joanna Martin Brady’s Orford: the memoirs of Lieutenant William Hollinshed Brady (1793-1852)
David Evans Raise the Roof to Praise the Lord!
Lyn Boothman Long Melford 1861 - grandparents and great grandparents
Rosemary Hoppitt and Bryony Abbott William Whincopp of Woodbridge, wine merchant and more…..

Saturday 12^th December 2026 at 2.00 pm at Elmswell
Mark Bailey, Professor of Later Medieval History, University of East Anglia Global climate change, sea storms, and the transformation of the Suffolk Coast, 1200 to 1500: new evidence from Minsmere, Sizewell and Easton Bavents

Saturday 9^th January at 2.00 pm at Elmswell (+council)
Dr Gary Rivett, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, York St John University The muddled pursuit of a reformed church during the English Revolution: Suffolk case studies

Wednesday 20^th January at 10.00 am on Zoom
Anna Forrest Suffolk's almshouses 1600-1834: Design, construction and occupation

Saturday 13^th February at 2.00 pm at Elmswell
Richard Mortimer, Oxford Cotswold Archaeology The Archaeology of Sizewell: Who did what, where, when and why?

Saturday 27^th February at 2.00 pm on Zoom
Mark Bailey, Professor of Later Medieval History, University of East Anglia Re-visiting the October 1327 riots against the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds

Saturday 13^th March at 2.00 pm at Elmswell (+council)
Dr Jerome Gasson, Magdalene College, Cambridge The Reeve’s Tale: farm managers on the Clare Estate in the 14th century

John R. King's MA thesis (UEA 2025) A Translation and Preliminary Analysis of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds’ Survey of Wortham, 1434: and a Translation of the Entry for Wortham in the Pinchbeck Register, 1286 has been added to the the SIAH document transcription archive. Access via quick link on the right.

The SIAH is pleased to announce the launch of a £500 annual essay prize in honour of our former President and distinguished academic Rev Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch. The prize will be awarded for the best essay, of not more than 10,000 words, based on the author’s original research on Suffolk history or archaeology. It is intended to encourage those who are relatively new to research and writing. The prize-winning essay will, if it meets editorial standards, be published in the Proceedings. The deadline for submission of the essay is 31 December 2026. Further details are available from the editor of the Proceedings, Dr Nick Amor, on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please see this file for the rules.