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
- Your HA Virtual Branch
- Help shape the future of the HA as a trustee
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010
- New HA short course: Britain and the Romans
- Historical Association Conference 2026 in Newcastle
- Become a member of a standing committee
- HistFest is back!
- British Science Week 2026
- Virtual Branch Recording: The First King of England
- Women’s History Month 2026
- The Historian 168: Out now
- LGBTQ+ History Month 2026
- Virtual Branch Recording: Assassins and Templars
- Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
- Historical anniversaries in 2026
Events
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27 MarBranch
Operation Barbarossa - the German Invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941
Branch: Gwent
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28 MarBranch
The Role of Male Consorts
Branch: Hertfordshire
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30 MarBranch
Remembering the Reformation, Professor Alexandra Walsham (University of Cambridge), President of the Historical Association
Branch: Edinburgh & East of Scotland
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30 MarBranch
From Arbeia to the Alamo: comparing imperial frontiers in Roman Britain and Spanish America
Branch: Lincoln
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The Historian
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From 'The Historian' magazine
- Kangxi and Louis XIV
- Castle of Convergence: the Muslim settlement of Lucera
- Doing history: Remembering the Wars of the Roses