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Lord Rochester's Grand Tour 1661 - 1664
Historian article
The late Frank Ellis was working on a full biography of John Wilmot, earl of Rochester, at the time of his death in 2007. He had contributed a life of Wilmot to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography which appeared in 2004. In it he wrote that ‘on 21 November...
Lord Rochester's Grand Tour 1661 - 1664
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My Favourite History Place: David Pearse explores St Petersburg
Historian feature
If you want to understand Russian history from Peter the Great up to at least the 1917 Revolutions, you have to visit St Petersburg. Like Versailles, St Petersburg was built for an absolute monarch, on an unsuitable site, at the cost of many labourers' lives. Unlike Versailles, it was designed...
My Favourite History Place: David Pearse explores St Petersburg
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Polychronicon 176: Peterloo, 1819–2019
Teaching History feature
Polychronicon is a regular feature in Teaching History helping school history teachers to update their subject knowledge, with special emphasis on recent historiography and changing interpretations. See all Polychronicons
On Monday 16 August 1819 troops under the authority of the Lancashire and Cheshire magistrates attacked and dispersed a rally of some...
Polychronicon 176: Peterloo, 1819–2019
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Revolutionaries In Europe: 1815-1848
Classic Pamphlet
In the three and a half decades which followed the defeat of Napoleon, conspiracy, riot and revolt were constant features of the European scene. No prison was storng enough to prevent Blanqui from plotting, no place of excile distant enough to seperate Mazzini from his revolutionary agents. Cities were insubordinate,...
Revolutionaries In Europe: 1815-1848
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The Historian 20
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: The Marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, C N.L Brooke
10 Update: The Industrial Revolution, John J. Mason
13 Local History: Laxton: England's Last Open Field Village, John Beckett
17 Education Forum: The School History Question, Roger Hennessey
The Historian 20
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Queenship in Medieval England: A Changing Dynamic?
Historian article
In the winter of 1235-6, Eleanor, the 12 year old daughter of Count Raymond-Berengar V of Provence and Beatrice of Savoy, left her native homeland. She travelled to England to marry King Henry III, a man 28 years her senior whom she had never met. The bride and her entourage...
Queenship in Medieval England: A Changing Dynamic?
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Primary History 43: Time and Time Again
Journal
05 Editorial
06 Primary Noticeboard
09 In My View: working with historical picture books — Carole French
10 Time past: working with historical picture books — Fiona Collins (Read article)
14 ’Discovery visits’: what's new at English Heritage for schools? — Kate Whitworth
17 Think Bubble
18 How should we...
Primary History 43: Time and Time Again
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Move Me On 114: Teaching history of medicine at GCSE
Teaching History feature
This Issue's Problem: Louis is having problems teaching the history of medicine course at GCSE.
Move Me On 114: Teaching history of medicine at GCSE
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Recycling the Monastic building: The Dissolution in Southern England
Historian article
The dissolution of the monasteries was one of the most dramatic developments in English History. In 1536, the religious orders had owned about a fifth of the lands of England. Within four years the monasteries had been abolished and their possessions nationalised by Henry VIII. Within another ten years, most...
Recycling the Monastic building: The Dissolution in Southern England
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The Historian 146: Civilisations
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 The emergence of the first civilisations: many contexts, significant changes but is this the whole story? – Paul Bracey (Read article)
11 The many queens of Ancient Egypt – Joyce Tyldesley (Read article)
17 Out and About in Paestum – Trevor James (Read article)
20 Space...
The Historian 146: Civilisations
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Primary History 63: History & Creativity
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial and In My View
04 Editorial - history and creativity
05 Creativity and history - Hilary Cooper (Read article)
Features
08 A creative Egyptian project - Caitlin Bates (Read article)
09 Diogenes - WHITHER CREATIVITY?! A consideration of the article Creativity and the Primary Curriculum - Peter Vass (Read...
Primary History 63: History & Creativity
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The Historian 18
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: The Glorious Revolution in England after 300 years, K.H.D. Haley
10 Education Forum: History in Adult Education
11 Record Linkage: Among My Souvenirs, Roger Whiting
14 Update: Spain: the centuries of greatness and decline, I.A.A. Thompson
17 Portfolio: Alice in the Middle Ages, Patrick Abbott
The Historian 18
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The Historian 63: Why did People Choose Sides in the English Civil War?
The magazine of the Historical Association
Featured articles:
4 Why did People Choose Sides in the English Civil War? - Professor The Earl Russell (Conrad Russell) (Read article)
10 What's new about 'New Labour'? - Andrew Thorpe (Read article)
16 1939 after sixty years - Patrick Finney (Read article)
22 Louis, John and William: The 'Dame Europa'...
The Historian 63: Why did People Choose Sides in the English Civil War?
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Getting Started: The identification of gifted historians
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
The complexity of identification Crucial to personalised learning, entitlement and opportunity for equality is the identification of outstanding gifts and talents in children. The quest to identify gifted young historians is challenging as these pupils...
Getting Started: The identification of gifted historians
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Teaching the First World War in the primary school
Article
The current commemorations of the First World War have opened the door to some real opportunities for those teaching primary history – perhaps even considering taking children to the battlefields. Although this is customarily a secondary-school experience, this article outlines the opportunities for primary-age children. The suggestions here are based...
Teaching the First World War in the primary school
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The Historian 148: Out now
The magazine of the Historical Association
Read The Historian 148
How many times are we all going to write ‘it’s been an odd year’? – I know I have now written it many times, yet it has affected schedules and output here at the HA. So I am very sorry that this edition of The Historian...
The Historian 148: Out now
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My Favourite History Place: Mountfitchet Castle
Historian feature
In the first of an occasional series Alf Wilkinson, HA CPD Manager, explores Mountfitchet Castle, in Essex - his favourite history place.
As every schoolchild knows, William the Conqueror landed near Hastings in 1066, pursuing his claim to the throne of England. He was accompanied by the Pope's blessing, but...
My Favourite History Place: Mountfitchet Castle
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History 382
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 108, Issue 382
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Special...
History 382
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Primary History 86
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
05 HA Primary News
06 HA Update
10 History in the news: George Floyd protest in Bristol: Colston statue toppled – Paul Bracey (Read article)
14 Developing chronological understanding and language in the Early Years and Foundation Stage – Damienne Clarke (Read article)
18 All the fun of the...
Primary History 86
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History 379-380
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 107, Issue 379-380
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Jacques...
History 379-380
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The Historian 14
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: Child Labour in the Industrial Revolution, Hugh Cunningham
10 Anniversary: 200 — Not Out! Bicentenary of Lord's Cricket Ground
12 Education Forum: History from 14 to 16, Martin Roberts
13 Local History: The Countryside: History and Pseudo-History, Oliver Rackham
19 Interpretation: How Wicked were Irish Landlords? David-Paterson
23 Personalia: Profile...
The Historian 14
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Teaching History 121: Transitions
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
05 ‘It’s like they’ve gone up a year!’ Gauging the impact of a history transition unit on teachers of primary and secondary history – Geraint Brown and Andrew Wrenn (Read article)
14 Worlds in collision: university tutor and student perspectives on the transition to degree level history – Alan Booth...
Teaching History 121: Transitions
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Teaching History 127: Sense and Sensitivity
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
04 Music, blood and terror: making emotive and controversial history matter – Andrew Wrenn and Tim Lomas (Read article)
11 Nutshell
13 Teaching controversial issues… where controversial issues really matter – Keith Barton and Alan McCully (Read article)
20 Polychronicon: the Crusades (Read article)
22 Identity-shakers: cultural encounters and the...
Teaching History 127: Sense and Sensitivity
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IJHLTR International Journal Volume 15, Number 1
The International Journal of History Learning and Teaching
Editorial pp. 5–7Editorial: Identity, Nationalism And Thinking Historically
France pp. 8–23Anna Zadora, University of Strasbourg, FranceHistory Teaching In Belarus: Between Europe And Asia
Brazil pp. 24–33 Maria Auxiliadora Schmidt, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil The History Of Afro-Brazilian People: A Theme Of The Burdening History Of Brazil
Canada pp....
IJHLTR International Journal Volume 15, Number 1
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History 328
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 97, Issue 328
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Editorial...
History 328
