Milestones in the History of Leeds and Dortmund

Exactly 400 years ago, Leeds received its first Royal Charter from King Charles I paving the way for Leeds to obtain city status. To join in the celebrations, we are devoting our next Anglo-German event to the history of both Leeds and Dortmund. What were the milestones in the development of the two cities over the years? What similarities and what differences are there in the history of the two partner cities?

To help us answer these questions, we have invited Chris Hindle, who is Chair of the Leeds Historical Society and Dr Henrike Bolte of the Dortmund City Archives to give a short overview of the important stages in the history of the two cities. Afterwards everyone will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the similarities and differences in the way the two partner cities have developed over the centuries.

This hybrid meeting will take place in the Auslandsgesellschaft, Steinstraße 48 and online via the following link: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89482678308?pwd=qaw5FPTnaBqSEDmsIUtplowOkXjoPG.1 

Meeting-ID: 894 8267 8308 

Password: 313533

We very much look forward to welcoming you to the meeting on Monday, 14th September at 19.00 hours CEST / 6.00pm BST.