It is with great pleasure that the HA is able to announce the winners of the Young Quills for Historical Fiction for 2023: Young readers category Winner: Tony Bradman for Bruno and Frida (Barrington Stoke)Highly Commended: Judith Eagle for Accidental Stowaway (Faber) Intermediate category Winner: Tom Palmer for Resist (Barrington...

It was a joy to bring together so many people to celebrate the study of history at our annual ‘Medlicotts’ awards evening on 12 July. Originally formed around awarding the Medlicott Medal for History to that year’s recipient it is now also an opportunity to celebrate all the awards, honours...

Each year the Historical Association awards a small number of Honorary Fellowships. These awards are to recognise and celebrate outstanding services to history and to the Historical Association. The awards cover services to the Historical Association Branches (of which there are over 45 across the country); our committees; the work...

Want to know more about people’s cultural history? Listening to the stories they tell can offer a great way in. This year for South Asian Heritage Month stories ranging from the mythical to the musical are a key focus for learning about the people and cultures of South Asia. What...

If you couldn’t get excited about the Coronation earlier this year perhaps the trigger for a revolution is more your thing? If so, why not celebrate or commemorate Bastille Day with a little bit of French Revolution reading and listening. Collected here is one of our classic pamphlets as well...

The ship the HMT Empire Windrush arrived into the UK on 22 June 1948. It carried 592 passengers from the Caribbean who were answering the UK Government’s call to fill jobs in Britain’s post-war economy. Between 1948–1971 many more Empire and Commonwealth citizens from the Caribbean islands would arrive in...

It is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month in June. This group of communities are probably some of the least understood across Europe, yet they have some of the longest histories of any European ethnic minorities, stretching back over 1000 years. Many people feel uncomfortable with the idea of a...

People become refugees all over the world for many different reasons, and they come from many different backgrounds. Refugees have been a continuous feature of human societies for thousands of years. How long people remain as a refugee can be days, weeks or a lifetime – what unites them is that they...

If you're interested in presenting in 2024, find details below.  HA Annual Conference 2023, Harrogate We hope everyone who was able to attend Annual Conference 2023 in-person or online has now managed to catch breath – because it really was quite a whirlwind of talks, workshops, creativity, famous names and...

Saturday 6 May 2023 will see the first coronation of a British monarch for 70 years. Only those now in their 70s or above will remember the last one. The coronation ceremony has its roots in traditions over a thousand years old.  Whether you are a Royalist or a Republican or...

We are pleased to announce that Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch is to be awarded the Medlicott Medal for outstanding services and current contributions to history.   The award seeks to recognise individuals from a diversity of backgrounds in their service to history. Professor MacCulloch has an extensive academic CV, some of which is included at...

In this edition of HA News we're eagerly anticipating our upcoming Annual Conference in Harrogate this May. We've lined up some excellent speakers including Professor Dame Mary Beard and we have some unusual and engaging topics, including a General strand talk on 'Victorian Women Lion Tamers' which inspired the front cover of this HA News....

The Historical Association (HA) in conjunction with the University of Oxford Education Department are looking for schools to help carry out two very short questionnaires: (1) with any students willing to share their views of the subject including, where relevant, their decision about whether or not to choose the subject...

March is Women's History Month.  10-19 March is also National Science and Engineering Week and we have decided to extend this week for historical purposes and to celebrate women's involvement in this field. Too often women have found themselves bypassed on the lists of our science and engineering heroes. Therefore, we would like...

A message from HA Assistant Vice-President Mike Maddison: At the HA Annual Conference 2023 I will be leading a primary session entitled ‘How case studies will help you to review, refresh and renew the history curriculum’ (in-person and virtual). The aim is to provide guidance on how you might improve your...

The new film version of the German classic All Quiet on the Western Front has reopened the debate around the futility of war once more. The film is based on the German writer Erich Maria Remarque’s book, which draws on his experiences of serving in the German forces during the...

Holocaust Memorial Day is an annual reminder to remain vigilant to the horrors that people can inflict on each other. However, it is also an opportunity to remind everyone of the detail of past events that can sometimes seem too big to comprehend. This year the theme is Ordinary People...

Every year has significant anniversaries and 2023 is no exception. It is 70 years since the European Convention on Human Rights became effective; 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; 100 years since the Republic of Turkey was established; 150 years since the publication of Anna Karenina; 200 years since...

We know that it's not easy for teachers to get out of school or have budgets to afford a plentiful supply of CPD. We know how essential your CPD is to you and that is why we have worked to provide a wide range of online learning and webinar-based CPD...

As part of the HA's ongoing development work we are looking for volunteers to form a dedicated ‘feedback panel’ for more in-depth research into areas such as our membership offering, CPD provision and marketing communications, and to act as a soundboard for future proposals. You do not need to be...