Exeter History Book Festival is an annual event that celebrates the city's latest research. It features local historians who have recently published books on the history of Exeter and Devon.
Exeter History Book Festival 2026
on Saturday, 21 February 2026
from 9.30 to 16.30 at the Mint Methodist Church Centre
Programme
| 9.30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 10.25 | Welcome |
| 10.30 | Dr John Pamment Salvatore, 'An untimely departure? The role of the Roman Second Legion Augusta whilst at Exeter' |
| 11.30 | Dr Todd Gray MBE, 'Exeter in Mass Observation, the Home Front diaries of 1937 to 1945' |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Dr Andrew Thrush, 'Exeter and Parliament, 1559-1629' |
| 14.30 | Tracey Norman and Mark Norman, 'Devon's forgotten witches 1860-1910' |
| 15.30 | Tea |
Exeter History Book Festival 2025
on Saturday, 1 February 2025
from 9.30 to 16.30 at the Mint Methodist Church Centre
Programme
| 9.30 | Registration & coffee |
| 10.25 | Welcome |
| 10.30 | Prof. Mark Stoyle, "Witchcraft in Exeter, 1558-1660" |
| 11.30 | Dr Todd Gray, "Exeter's Waterwog & the Golliwogg" |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | John Allan, "The Cloisters of Exeter Cathedral" |
| 14.30 | Dr Richard Batten, "A Loyal and Faithful City? Exeter during the Great War" |
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