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Primary History 99
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
05 Editorial (Read article)
06 Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS – Helen Crawford (Read article)
10 Developing disciplinary knowledge: pulling up the portcullis to explore how and why castles and forts developed – Susie Townsend (Read article)
18 Little coins, big...
Primary History 99
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The Historian 164: Out now
The magazine of the Historical Association
Read The Historian 164: Ancient Worlds
A couple of generations ago an edition of a history publication on the theme of ancient worlds would probably just have included features on the Greeks and the Romans. It is now widely accepted that ancient history should have a broader focus, embracing developments in...
The Historian 164: Out now
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The Historian 164: Ancient Worlds
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Ask The Historian
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 Archaeology on the edge: exploring a precariously-placed Iron Age site in north Wales – Kathy Laws (Read article)
11 A splash of the Mediterranean in the Arabian Desert: the Ancient Kingdom of Nabataea – Tom Dunstan (Read article)
16 Five stones in St Albans: what...
The Historian 164: Ancient Worlds
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What Have Historians Been Arguing About... Modern British LGBTQ+ history
Teaching History feature
While academic historians began to make important contributions to our understanding of British LGBTQ+ history in the 1970s (and, indeed, this built on historical scholarship from as early as the 1880s), the field of British queer history became properly established within university history departments and mainstream academic scholarship from the...
What Have Historians Been Arguing About... Modern British LGBTQ+ history
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Teaching History 197: Out now
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
Read Teaching History 197: Public History
Public history is history facing outwards: engaging with the public sphere beyond the ivory tower of research and scholarship in universities. In a recent essay entitled ‘Glorious memory’, Hicks writes of ‘an explosion of new public histories’ in recent decades, ‘led by communities from...
Teaching History 197: Out now
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Teaching History 197: Public History
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
03 Editorial (Read article)
04 HA Secondary News
06 HA Update: Talk more to write better
08 Beyond and behind the ‘quiet bus lady’: tracing the popular memory of Rosa Parks with Year 9 – Ed Durbin (Read article)
16 Who inherits the house? Using heritage to shape pupils’ thinking about...
Teaching History 197: Public History
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Exploring murals and graffiti in modern Ukraine
Historian article
Kateryna Petrova explores the history and evolution of street art, especially graffiti and murals in Ukraine from the Soviet era to the present day. She traces the transformation of street art from a forbidden and persecuted activity to one coordinated with city authorities and embraced by the public. She also...
Exploring murals and graffiti in modern Ukraine
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The Historian 163: Ukraine
The magazine of the Historical Association
To mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have opened up this edition of The Historian that contains a number of articles by Ukrainian academics. This edition is a reminder of culture and history of Ukraine and explores some of the ways the unprovoked attack has had on...
The Historian 163: Ukraine
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Primary History 98: Out now
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Read Primary History 98
This edition goes to print when the post-election landscape in still hazy, especially regarding the role of history in the primary curriculum. We can remain optimistic that history will be a key part of a broad and balanced curriculum. As we patiently await future changes (it...
Primary History 98: Out now
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Primary History 98
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
05 Editorial (Read article)
06 Who is in charge? – Helen Crawford and Karin Doull (Read article)
10 Building history connections with the local community: how one Quality Mark School showed that ambition reaps rewards – Rachael Gorczyca (Read article)
14 Musings and misconceptions about Remembrance Day – Susie Townsend...
Primary History 98
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Teaching History 196: Demanding History
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
03 Editorial (Read article - open access)
04 HA Secondary News
06 HA Update
08 Mudlarking in the Thames: evidence, ecology and enquiry – Maryam Dorudi (Read article)
19 Britain’s forgotten colony? Why Hong Kong deserves a place in the story of empire – Ollie Barnes (Read article)
32 Triumphs Show: Year 9...
Teaching History 196: Demanding History
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History 386-387
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 109, Issue 386-387
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
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History 386-387
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Teaching History 194: Climate and Environment
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
This edition of HA's Teaching History journal is free to download via the link at the bottom of the page (individual article links within the page are not free access unless otherwise stated).
For a subscription to Teaching History (published quarterly), plus access to our library of high-quality secondary history materials...
Teaching History 194: Climate and Environment
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Real Lives: Henry Allingham and the First World War
Historian feature
Our series ‘Real Lives’ seeks to put the story of the ordinary person into our great historical narrative. We are all part of the rich fabric of the communities in which we live and we are affected to greater and lesser degrees by the big events that happen on a daily...
Real Lives: Henry Allingham and the First World War
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The Historian 162: Out now
The magazine of the Historical Association
Read The Historian 162: Environment
Environment, broadly defined as the surroundings in which one lives, is an essential component of the study of past societies. Its importance has given rise to a number of fields of study. In Britain, landscape history was pioneered by W.G. Hoskins in the 1950s, and...
The Historian 162: Out now
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The Historian 162: Environment
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Letters
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 Environmental history and the challenges of the present – Amanda Power (Read article)
12 Art and ecology: making connections across museum collections to educate people about the Earth Crisis – Carla Benzan and Samuel Shaw (Read article)
18 Glacier Tours in the Northern Playground – Christian...
The Historian 162: Environment
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How visual evidence reflects change and continuity in attitudes to the police in the 19th and early 20th centuries
Teaching History article
While history teachers (and examiners) regularly invite students to consider what cartoons or paintings reveal about contemporary attitudes to particular social or political developments, such sources are often difficult to interpret and to use appropriately. Drawing on a wealth of detailed research and a passion to support teachers and students with...
How visual evidence reflects change and continuity in attitudes to the police in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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Move Me On 195: trainee has not been given any scope to learn to plan
Teaching History feature
Move Me On is designed to build critical, informed debate about the character of teacher training, teacher education and professional development. It is also designed to offer practical help to all involved in training new history teachers. Each issue presents a situation in initial teacher education/training with an emphasis upon...
Move Me On 195: trainee has not been given any scope to learn to plan
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Primary History 97
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
05 Editorial (Read article)
06 Similarity and difference with a tasty twist: ice cream with EYFS – Polly Gillow (Read article)
10 Olympics, past and present – Karin Doull (Read article)
18 Active learners: classroom strategies for enhancing history teaching – Lindsey Rawes (Read article)
24 Creativity in history – Kerry...
Primary History 97
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From Norwich to Nara
Historian article
Simon Kaner explores the fascinating parallels revealed by the international research project From Nara to Norwich between life and religious belief at the ends of the Silk Roads.
Nara is the ancient capital region of Japan. The eighth century imperial treasury, the Shōsōin, with its treasures from China and central Asia, is...
From Norwich to Nara
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Real Lives: Miss F.M.G. Lorimer (1883–1967)
Historian feature
Our series ‘Real Lives’ seeks to put the story of the ordinary person into our great historical narrative. We are all part of the rich fabric of the communities in which we live and we are affected to greater and lesser degrees by the big events that happen on a daily...
Real Lives: Miss F.M.G. Lorimer (1883–1967)
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The Historian 161: Out now
The magazine of the Historical Association
Read The Historian 161: The Silk Roads
Although the term ‘the Silk Roads’ was coined over 150 years ago, it has found new resonance with historians interested in a broader, international history, part of the ‘global turn’ in the discipline. The contributions to this issue arise from a research collaboration...
The Historian 161: Out now
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The Historian 161: The Silk Roads
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Letters – Ask The Historian
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 The ‘Silk Roads’: the use and abuse of a historical concept – Susan Whitfield (Read article)
14 From Norwich to Nara: reflections on Silk Road connections – Simon Kaner (Read article)
20 Sutton Hoo and long-distance contacts – Andy...
The Historian 161: The Silk Roads
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Primary History 96: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 96: Climate and Environment
This edition of Primary History Journal is a special edition. It focuses on the challenge of climate change and the need for sustainability, a challenge that is becoming increasingly urgent. It is a joint project with Teaching History, our secondary counterpart, to which...
Primary History 96: Out now
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How much has the weather mattered in British history?
Primary History article
Tim Lomas has considered the effect that weather has had on shaping Britain. He explores how weather conditions and human actions have affected these islands and the communities living here. He suggests three potential areas of investigation. First, he looks at how weather changes might affect crop failure and so...
How much has the weather mattered in British history?
