Centre for English Legal History (CELH) Podcast

Outlawry and its Consequences in Later Medieval English Law and Practice: CELH 2025 Annual Lecture

On 25 November 2025 Dr Susanne Brand delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Outlawry and its Consequences in Later Medieval English Law and Practice'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more, and download the accompanying presentation, please refer to: http://www.celh.law.cam.ac.uk/lectures

Legal History and Literature: Towards Creative Reciprocity: CELH 2024 Annual Lecture

On 26 November 2024 Professor Paul Mitchell (University College London) delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Legal History and Literature: Towards Creative Reciprocity'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more, and download the accompanying presentation, please refer to: http://www.celh.law.cam.ac.uk/lectures

Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023: CELH Annual Lecture 2003

On 21 November 2023 Professor Rebecca Probert (University of Exeter Law School) delivered the second CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more, and download the accompanying presentation, please refer to: http://www.celh.law.cam.ac.uk/lectures

CELH Annual Lecture 2023: 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law' - Sir Ross Cranston

On 27 April 2023 Sir Ross Cranston delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. Sir Ross Cranston is a former Judge of the High Court of England and Wales, who sat in Commercial Court and in 2016 became the judge in charge of the Administrative Court. He is professor of law at the London School of Economics (LSE), where before appointment to the bench he was Sir Ernest Cassel professor of commercial law and Centennial professor of law. Prior to the LSE, he was director of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. To find out more, and download the accompanying presentation, please refer to: http://www.celh.law.cam.ac.uk/lectures

Roman Law, Comparative Law, Legal History: David Ibbetson Valedictory Lecture

The Centre for English Legal History was delighted to host a valedictory lecture by David Ibbetson FBA, Regius Professor of Civil Law on 25th November 2022. The lecture was chaired by Dr Jonathan Morgan, and Professor Ibbetson was introduced by Mr Justice Foxton. While it will come as no surprise to learn that David will continue his research for years to come, this lecture marks his retirement from the Regius Professorship of Civil Law.