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
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010
- The Uprising: bringing the events of 1381 to the big screen
- The HA conference visit to Lindisfarne
- The Medlicott Medal 2026
- HA Conference 2027 in Stratford-upon-Avon
- HA News, Summer 2026
- Virtual Branch recording: Crusader Castles
- HA short course: The World of the Normans
- The Historian 170: Out now
- From gardens to coasts – a summer immersed in history
- The Big Summer Read
- Understanding VJ Day
- Virtual Branch recording: The Maginot Line
- HA Conference 2027: call for papers
Events
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12 SepBranch
A tour of St Mary’s Church and parts of nearby Laira
Branch: Plymouth
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14 SepBranch
Historical Place Names - Dr James January-McCann
Branch: Conwy Borough
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14 SepLocal / Community
Hybrid presentation: From Merchant Consuls to the Caliph’s Representatives: The Transformation of the Ottoman Consulates in Liverpool and Manchester, 1891-1914
Region: London
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15 SepBranch
Wandering Souls: Tibetan Visions on the Plym
Branch: Plymouth
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The Historian
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From 'The Historian' magazine
- Relief and resistance in Imre Kiralfy’s siege of Peking (1901)
- Out and about: The Witney Blanket Mills
Branches
Filmed talks
- Filmed lecture: How (not) to historicise the contemporary United States
- Boudicca: facts, fictions and archaeology
On-demand short courses
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What's on
- Historian events calendar – Summer 2026
- The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans and the End of the Slave Trade
- 1776 / 2026: The American War of Independence – the First Great Media War
Film series
- Film: Power and Protest in Ireland – 1714 to 1785
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010