Taking Stock of Official History, Past, Present and Future: ‘Reflections of an Official Historian’ by Sir Lawrence Freedman, followed by a panel discussion – LECTURE & PANEL DISCUSSION

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Date / time: 29 January, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location
Institute for Historical Research, London


Taking Stock of Official History, Past, Present and Future: 'Reflections of an Official Historian' by Sir Lawrence Freedman, followed by a panel discussion - LECTURE & PANEL DISCUSSION

 

Join History & Policy and FCDO Historians for a hybrid event on:
‘Taking Stock of Official History: past, present and future.’

With a lecture by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman: ‘Reflections from an Official Historian’

Followed by a panel discussion with:

  • 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)

To join online or in person please register by 25 January 2025:
https://www.history.ac.uk/events/taking-stock-official-history-past-present-and-future-reflections-official-historian-sir