The Historical Association is delighted to announce Rayburn Tours as the official sponsor of the Great Debate 2026. With over 60 years of experience in educational and group travel, Rayburn Tours is a family-run organisation dedicated to creating inspirational and enriching experiences for young people. Rayburn Tours' commitment to education...

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...

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....

The Historical Association is delighted to announce that the Medlicott Medal 2025 will be awarded to Dr Christine Counsell. The award seeks to recognise individuals from a diversity of backgrounds in their service to history. Christine will be known to many at the HA, as throughout her career she has...

Thank you for being a member of the Historical Association. Your membership is what enables the HA to continue supporting the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all levels, for generations to come. As part of our membership community you are important in shaping the development of the association,...

Each year, the Historical Association runs Young Quills, a competition for published historical fiction for children and young adults (14+). The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2024 for this year’s selection.  Our...

Have your say about HA News We'd love to get your feedback on your membership magazine.  Please fill out our survey here (takes about 5 minutes) Welcome to this packed spring edition of HA News. Take a look at the programme for our Annual Conference in May, including the top 10 things to do at the HA Conference,...

Winner: Quinn Scott – Chesterton Community College, Cambridge  Runners up: Anya Bensouiah – Kendrick School, Reading Fred Bosley – The King’s School, Canterbury Aimee Nelson – Bablake School, Coventry  Finalists:  Emily Tweddle, Earlston High School, Scottish Borders  Hannah Brearton, Upton Hall, Oxford Rosie Thomson, The Maynard School, Exeter Isabella Passarelli, Torquay Girls Grammar School,...

We are saddened to hear the news that Charlotte 'Betty' Webb has passed away. Her role as a code breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War made her an essential contributor to the Allied success in the conflict. A gifted linguist and administrator, she also worked on secret...