Historians to discuss British responses to the Spanish Civil War

This year’s Len Crome Memorial Conversation features a discussion between three leading historians of the Spanish Civil War: Paul Preston, Helen Graham and Richard Baxell.

They will be talking on the topic:
Public support and governmental obstruction: differing British responses to the struggle of the Spanish Republic.

The IBMT-organised event will take place from 2pm to 3.30pm on Saturday 9 November both online and ‘in person’ at the Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU.

All three participants are prolific authors and internationally renowned experts on the Spanish Civil War and the International Brigades.

Paul Preston’s latest book is ‘Perfidious Albion: Britain and the Spanish Civil War’ (The Clapton Press, 2024). Richard Baxell’s latest is ‘Forged in Spain’ (The Clapton Press, 2023). Helen Graham’s sixth book, provisionally titled ‘Lives at the Limit’ will be interwoven biographies of five people who passed through the war in Spain.

Len Crome Memorial Conversation is named after the Lancashire GP Len Crome who became the chief medical officer of the Spanish Republic's XV Army Corps, including the 15th International Brigade. The annual event has been running since 2002, first as a lecture, then as a conference and now as an online conversation.

Attendance at the library or online is free, although the IBMT is recommending a donation of £10 to support the Trust's educational and commemorative work. Book your ticket here via Eventbrite.

Richard Baxell (top left), Paul Preston (top right) and Helen Graham speaking at the 2023 Len Crome Memorial Conversation.