Historian
Historian membership of the HA is for everyone who loves history. Support our important work and also enjoy a packed calendar of talks, walks and visits through our local branch network, our quarterly magazine The Historian with readable in-depth articles from history experts, plus our library of 350 podcasts. Find out about membership
History news
What's happening at the HA and in the world of history
- Gift Membership
- Your HA Virtual Branch
- Season’s greetings and our thanks
- HA webinar series: The power of maps
- The Historian 167: Out now
- Disability History Month 2025
- Remembrance Day 2025
- Virtual Branch Recording: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
- Students’ local history stories
- The 1789 French Revolution – not just a revolution in France
- Virtual Branch Recording: Magna Carta
- Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History: on-demand short course
- Recorded Webinar: Explore Historian Membership
- HA News, Autumn 2025
Events
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05 JanLocal / Community
Hybrid presentation: ‘The Last of the Dragomans: Ferdinand Schirza of Galata (1924-2012)’
Region: London
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07 JanBranch
History at University: a day for Year 12s interested in studying History beyond the Sixth Form.
Branch: Canterbury
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09 JanLocal / Community
Family & Local History Support
Region: Wales
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10 JanBranch
Charles II and the Restoration
Branch: Essex
The Historian
Read the latest edition of the HA's history magazine
View all in The HistorianLatest articles
From 'The Historian' magazine
- Shadow states and armed struggle
- Doing history: reconstructing the life of physician, psychiatrist and anthropologist James Cowles Prichard
- Out and About: The historical significance of the Botanic Garden in Oxford


