The third lecture in the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch David Craig on "The Forgotten Convoy JW53" The Secretary welcomed Mr. Alexey Kulakov, Senior Consul at the Russian Federation Consulate in Edinburgh to hear David Craig. This account has been constructed to read like a ship's log, to catch...

"Revisiting William Wallace and the Declaration of Arbroath" talk by Professor Dauvit Broun  Professor Broun looked at ways of advancing knowledge and understanding through (1) The discovery of new original documents (2) The discovery of new information in a later document (3) The proposal of a new way to read...

Sixty Years On Although the Historical Association was formed in 1906 sixteen years elapsed before a branch was established on the Isle of Wight.  From the HA's archives, stored   at Nottingham University, the annual reports indicate the Branch was formed in June 1922 and by the end of the first...

Whether you have children or not, whether you're a teacher or not, if you have a love of History this debate matters to you. The media and politicians like nothing better than to comment on what children do or do not know - and History gets it in the neck...

Report to AGM of the Branches and Members Committee  14 May 2010   Meetings since AGM in Leicester, 9/5/09:1.Birmingham Midlands Institute, 6/6/09;2.London Institute for Hist.Research,19/9/09;3.London NCVO,Branch Officers' Meeting,7/11/094.London NCVO, 6/2/10.  Committee Members: Chairholder: Mr.Ian C.Mason, FHAHon.Sec of Cumbria Branch; Deputy Chairholder: Mr.John TillShropshire Branch Officer; Professor G.Batho; G.Bisson;T.Blunden; R.Burgess; J.Golding; R.Hill;...

Every June the British Humanist Association (BHA) holds an awareness week around International Humanist Day. This year's Humanist Week, 21-27 June, has the theme of Humanist Heritage. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the BHA and a HA member says, 'From George Eliot to Aphra Behn, Viscount Morley to Bertrand Russell,...

The sixth lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch Reverend Alastair Ramage on "Heatherbank: A Unique Museum" Alastair Ramage was introduced by the Secretary who recalled her memories of Colin and Rosemary Harvey, the original founders of the Museum in their Georgian house in 1975.  Colin attracted donations...

The fifth lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch: talk on "The hidden influence of taxation on British history" by Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance. The Secretary introduced Mathew Elliott as the co-founder of the TaxPayers' Alliance, a campaigning pressure group.   She compared it to...