Schoolmasters on trial lecture at De Montfort University

The Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society is holding a lecture entitled 'Schoolmasters on trial in the 15th and 16th centuries' at De Montfort University tonight. Dr Ben Parsons, who specialises in late medieval and early modern literature, will give the lecture at the Hugh Aston Building at 7.30pm. The lecture will concentrate on the new laws targeting schools in the 15th and 16th centuries, which resulted in teachers tried for assault, for inciting riots, and, in one case, for high treason. Visitors are welcome, with tickets costing £3.