The HA Virtual Branch is a great way to keep your history up-to-date, whether you are working or relaxing, all from the comfort of your home. The Virtual Branch is free and open to everybody, and recordings of the talks are made available online after the event for HA members....

Book Now  (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window.) Join us this summer to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with this brand new webinar series from the Historical Association. We will explore the work and influence of the famous novelist to illuminate...

This Volunteers’ Week we want to say a huge thank-you to all our amazing volunteers. The Historical Association – now nearly 120 years old – could not continue to exist and to provide ‘history of all, for all’ without you. Volunteers form all of our committees and working groups, run...

80 years ago, the Second World War came to a conclusion in Europe. While some may have been rejoicing in the streets, millions of others were on the move across Europe and around the world. These people were refugees of a global conflict, of genocide and a new developing Cold...

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM) is an important way of highlighting the history and cultural traditions of groups of people who have identified as being non-stationary, and who have long been marginalised in British and European history. While Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are distinct groups with their own...

If you missed it then you missed a good one. We had outstanding keynotes, excellent workshops, totally engaging general talks, fascinating visits and a brilliantly diverse exhibition. The two days were jam packed with expertise, conversations and activities – oh and the location and the food were both pretty good...

Sunday 21 to Friday 26 September 2025 Tour leaders: Elizabeth Yarker and Kathleen Morris Venue: Grand Atlantic Hotel, Weston-super-Mare  The tour will concentrate on the fascinating and varied history of the beautiful county of Somerset. We will be based in comfort in Weston-super-Mare and have a wonderful programme of visits...

The Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of men. But women were central to the transformations that took place in Europe and beyond. What was life like for them in this turbulent period? How did their actions and ideas shape Christianity and influence societies around the world? ...

It is 80 years since the fighting in Europe finished in May 1945. For a short period, a sense of peace spread across most of the continent. For the previous month the fighting had swerved between periods of intensity, with street-to-street battles as the last remnants of the Third Reich...

The Historical Association started Local History Month over two decades ago to highlight and support the incredible work that is done to research, record and preserve the histories of all places. Just as people are often intentionally or unintentionally put into hierarchies of importance for historical preservation, so are places....