Malcolm Chase

He attended Palmer’s boys school before taking a BA in history at the University of York, graduating in 1978.

He proceeded to the University of Sussex where he took a MA in modern social history (1979) and then a DPhil in 1984 under the supervision of J. F. C. Harrison[1] (for whom Chase later edited a Festschrift).

[1] In the description of Simon Hall and Rohan McWilliam, Inspired by the participatory ethos of the History Workshop Movement of the 70s, Malcolm kept in touch with – and continued to learn from – local historians, amateur enthusiasts and the interested general public.

He spoke at countless meetings of local history societies, historical association branches, schools and colleges, and regional museums and galleries, regularly penning thoughtful pieces for local and regional history journals.

At the annual Chartism Day conferences in different centres he was the animating figure encouraging new research and discussion.