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  • Yr Ysgwrn: keeping the door open

      Historian article
    Naomi Jones describes a Welsh poet who has left a different kind of memorial to the First World War.
    Yr Ysgwrn: keeping the door open

  • The Tudor monarchy in Ireland

      Historian article
    Sean Connolly illustrates how Tudor dreams of a reformed Ireland were not realised – instead tensions between Irish magnates and the English Crown often erupted into violence.
    The Tudor monarchy in Ireland

  • St Theobald of Provins and evidence of charcoal-burning

      Historian article
    Trevor James has been researching the ‘saintly landscape’ for over 40 years. Here is a glimpse of what he has identified.
    St Theobald of Provins and evidence of charcoal-burning

  • General HA Conference 2019 resources

      Workshop resources
    The resources in this section are from the general history workshops presented at the HA Annual Conference 2019. The conference took place in Chester on 17-18 May 2019. The HA Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to join the history community on a weekend of engaging history. In the General pathway you can enjoy...
    General HA Conference 2019 resources

  • The Waggoners’ Memorial

      Historian article
    Paula Kitching introduces a very remarkable First World War memorial to a specific group of Yorkshire workers.
    The Waggoners’ Memorial

  • Out and About in Ryedale

      Historian feature
    Tom Pickles explores Ryedale in Yorkshire, where an extraordinary network of churches bears witness to the social, political, and religious transformations of the Anglo-Saxon period.
    Out and About in Ryedale

  • Anglo-Saxon women and power

      Historian article
    Elite Anglo-Saxon women played a powerful role in the religious affairs and politics of their day and were important patrons of learning and culture.
    Anglo-Saxon women and power

  • Alfred versus the Viking Great Army

      Historian article
    Stunning archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the reign of Alfred the Great and his struggles with the Vikings, revealing the might of the Viking armies and the international connections of his kingdom.
    Alfred versus the Viking Great Army

  • New light on Rendlesham

      Historian article
    New research at a royal palace site close to Sutton Hoo poses fresh questions about the nature of the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Christopher Scull and Tom Williamson look at how landscape studies can change our understanding of early English royal rule.
    New light on Rendlesham

  • Eleanor and Franklin: Women and the New Deal

      Annual Conference 2018 Film: Presidential Lecture
    As a pioneering First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt refused, as one admirer put it, ‘to step into her little mould in the biscuit tin of President’s wives that was ready and waiting for her’.  She broadcast on the radio, wrote a newspaper column, travelled endlessly and spoke out fearlessly in defence...
    Eleanor and Franklin: Women and the New Deal

  • We will remember them: well, most of them

      Historian article
    Richard Broadhead provides a personal view on whether the mammoth task of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission can always be fulfilled, especially at a time of so many anniversaries.
    We will remember them: well, most of them

  • Out and About with homing pigeons in the Great War

      Historian feature
    Trevor James emphasises the role and importance of ‘messenger’ pigeons on the Western Front. Amidst the one-hundredth anniversary commemorations of the ending of the Great War, there has been a sudden burst of interest, in such varying locations as both Houses of Parliament and the Antiques Roadshow, in the role...
    Out and About with homing pigeons in the Great War

  • Britain’s Jews and the First World War

      Historian article
    Jewish service in the UK military forces can be traced back over 300 years. During the First World War that service was demonstrated into the tens of thousands. In this article the contribution of Anglo-Jewry is brought to light.
    Britain’s Jews and the First World War

  • A South African, a Welshman and a Scotsman and the birth of the Royal Air Force

      Historian article
    In this article Sebastion Cox explores the significant role of international involvement in the creation of the Royal Air Force. The RAF owes its existence to a number of people but high among those deserving of credit are a South African Field Marshal, a Welsh politician and a Scottish soldier.
    A South African, a Welshman and a Scotsman and the birth of the Royal Air Force

  • Good Evening Sweetheart

      Historian article
    The talk given by Sue and Pete Mowforth to the Glasgow Branch, reading from a selection of their parents’ war-time letters, resulted in a flurry of media interest from the national press and radio, including an appearance on the BBC’s The One Show in February 2017. Olga and Cyril Mowforth married in June...
    Good Evening Sweetheart

  • The Borgia: from fact to fiction

      Historian article
    For their meeting in September 2017 the Bolton Branch requested a talk on Renaissance Italy. What they heard dealt with the Italian portion of the Borgia family, led by Pope Alexander VI, though the topicality of Catalan nationalism meant that the principal figures were introduced with comment on the Italian,...
    The Borgia: from fact to fiction

  • The German prisoner-of-war camp in Dorchester

      Historian article
    Dave Martin investigates why there is a war memorial for German soldiers, ‘buried in a foreign field’, in a Dorset churchyard.
    The German prisoner-of-war camp in Dorchester

  • A year in the life of a branch coordinator

      Historian article
    Jenni Hyde takes us through an exciting year with the Bolton Branch and provides some great ideas for other branch secretaries.
    A year in the life of a branch coordinator

  • The initial impact of the Battle of Jutland on the people of Portsmouth

      Historian article
    This local study by Steve Doe draws together the human effects of what happened at the Battle of Jutland in June 1916 with accounts of how the families of those who fought in the battle and the wider local community dealt with the tragedy.
    The initial impact of the Battle of Jutland on the people of Portsmouth

  • 1968: the year of reckoning

      Historian article
    Hugh Gault explains why, 50 years later, 1968 is still remembered as a dramatic year. 1967 was 'the summer of love', and that spirit continued into 1968; but there were also many events in 1968 that were of a different sort, when the liberty of 1967 was accompanied by a...
    1968: the year of reckoning

  • Homosexuality in Britain Since 1967

      Historian article
    Harry Cocks marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act with an examination of what has happened since this crucial piece of legislation.
    Homosexuality in Britain Since 1967

  • A tale of two Turings

      Historian article
    Among the posthumous attempts to celebrate his scientific importance, alongside recognition of the unwarranted injustices to which he was subjected, two important statues to Alan Turing are highlighted by Dave Martin.
    A tale of two Turings

  • English first-aid organisations and the Provisional IRA mainland bombing campaign of 1974

      Historian article
    Barry Doyle reveals how the devastating Provisional IRA bombing of two Birmingham public houses in 1974 led to a resurgence in first-aid training and preparation, on the scale with which we are familiar today.
    English first-aid organisations and the Provisional IRA mainland bombing campaign of 1974

  • The Swansea Branch Chronicle 17

      Branch Publication
    3. Editorial4. Patagonia - Trevor A. Johnson6. The Significance of Migration - Anita Arcari8. The Highland Clearances - John Easton Law11. Emigration to New Zealand - Rosemary Harvard Jones13. Branch News 15. Jews in Wales - Leonard Mars17. Joe’s Gelato - Lucy Hughes19. Unity in Diversity - Natalie Paisey
    The Swansea Branch Chronicle 17

  • Rotha Lintorn-Orman: the making of a fascist leader

      Historian article
    Stephen M. Cullen draws out the influences and events that shaped one of Britain’s most significant fascist organisers and leaders.
    Rotha Lintorn-Orman: the making of a fascist leader