The IBMT's 2025 Len Crome Memorial Conversation

Three leading historians of the Spanish Civil War – Paul Preston, Helen Graham and Richard Baxell – discuss the topic 'Toxic legacy: the lasting impact of Francoism on Spanish Democracy’.

Following the conversation, there will be a drinks reception and merchandise sale.

This event is free to attend, but please consider making a donation here or at the door to support the IBMT's commemorative and educational work.

The 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 in-person conversation.The 2025 conversation will be recorded and posted on YouTube after the event.