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Primary History 84
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
05 HA Primary News
08 Using stories to support early history skills and understanding in the EYFS – Sandra Kirkland (Read article)
10 Democratising history lessons in Key Stage 1: how pupil voice shapes history teaching and learning in our school – Stuart Boydell...
Primary History 84
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History 330
The Journal of the Historical Association
Articles1. News from Somewhere: Enhanced Sociability and the Composite Definition of Utopia and Dystopia (pages 145-173) - Gregory Claeys2. A Brotherhood of Britons? Public Schooling, esprit de corps and Colonial Officials in Africa, c.1900-1939 (pages 174-190) - Christopher Prior3. Operation Market Garden: Strategic Masterstroke or Battle of the Egos? (pages...
History 330
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The Romanov Tercentenary: nostalgia versus history on the eve of the Great War
Historian article
The spring of 2013 was unusually significant for devotees of the Romanov dynasty. Though there was little international recognition of the fact, the season marked the 400th anniversary of the accession of Russia's first Romanov tsar. Historically, the story was a most dramatic one, for Mikhail Fedorovich had not seized...
The Romanov Tercentenary: nostalgia versus history on the eve of the Great War
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History 364
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 105, Issue 364
Articles
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The Inner Circle: What is Diplomatic History? (And Why We Should Study it): An Inaugural Lecture (pp 5-27) – T. G. Otte
Enmity or Amity? The Status of French Immigrants to England during an Age...
History 364
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India in 1914
Historian article
Rather as Queen Victoria was never as ‘Victorian' as we tend to assume, so British India in the years leading up to 1914 does not present the cliched spectacle of colonists in pith helmets and shorts lording it over subservient natives that we might assume. Certainly that sort of relationship...
India in 1914
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Franz Ferdinand
Historian article
The Kapuzinerkirche (Church of the Capuchins) in Vienna's Neue Markt is one of the more curious attractions of the city, housing as it does the Kaisergruft crypt in which the Habsburgs are entombed, or rather in which their bodies are entombed: the hearts are usually kept in the Loreto Chapel...
Franz Ferdinand
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Linking Law: Viking and medieval Scandinavian law in literature and history
Historian article
Ongoing interdisciplinary developments have cast light on the surprisingly sophisticated world of Viking-age and medieval Scandinavian law and its wide-ranging influence in these societies.
In many ways, the Viking Age and its inhabitants are more familiar than ever before. From video games to television and films, new narrative frontiers and bigger...
Linking Law: Viking and medieval Scandinavian law in literature and history
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Blurred Lines: the ever-decreasing distinction between fiction and nonfiction
Historian article
Everyone who studies history would love to visit the past. Few of us would like to stay for long, I suspect – if unfamiliar viruses did not finish us off within days, the superstitious locals might – but a visit would be nice. The ability to do so would settle a...
Blurred Lines: the ever-decreasing distinction between fiction and nonfiction
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Beyond the boundaries of the Lake District
Historian article
This article responds to recent changes in the size and status of the Lake District National Park by considering the historical interconnectedness of the Lake District with the region that surrounds it. Drawing on visual and verbal responses to the landscape of the Lakes region, Christopher Donaldson reveals how historical...
Beyond the boundaries of the Lake District
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Real Lives: Alice Daye: mother of the English book trade
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: Alice Daye: mother of the English book trade
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The Historian 143: Literature
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article – open access)
8 Linking Law: Viking and medieval Scandinavian law in literature and history – Keith Ruiter (Read article)
13 The Memory of a Saint: managing the legacy of St Bernard of Clairvaux – Georgina Fitzgibbon (Read article)
17 Blurred Lines: the ever-decreasing...
The Historian 143: Literature
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History 363
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 104, Issue 363
Articles
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Alun Howkins, 1947–2018: Introduction (pp 819-828) – Karen Sayer, Nicola Verdon
Skill, Status and the Agricultural Workforce in Victorian England (pp 829-850) – Nicola Verdon
Worcestershire's Women: Local Studies and the Gender Politics of the...
History 363
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Anatomy of enquiry: deconstructing an approach to history curriculum planning
Teaching History article
It is almost 20 years since Michael Riley first invited Key Stage 3 history teachers to ‘choose and plant’ their enquiry questions. Many members of the history education community have taken up that invitation, making use of overarching enquiry questions to structure students’ learning. But what is meant by enquiry...
Anatomy of enquiry: deconstructing an approach to history curriculum planning
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Cunning Plan 177: teaching about life in Elizabethan England by looking at death
Teaching History feature
‘We already did the Tudors in primary school’ was the most frequent comment made by students about our Year 7 scheme of learning in our annual review. Students reported covering the Tudors at least once, sometimes twice, before reaching secondary school and they had clearly not faced extensive further study...
Cunning Plan 177: teaching about life in Elizabethan England by looking at death
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Move Me on 177: using questioning effectively
The problem page for history mentors
This issue’s problem: Christine Pizan is struggling to use questioning effectively.
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...
Move Me on 177: using questioning effectively
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Teaching History 177: Building Knowledge
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial (Read article for free)
03 HA Secondary News
04 HA Update
08 Modelling the discipline: how can Yasmin Khan’s use of evidence enable us to teach a more global World War II? – David Hibbert and Zaiba Patel (Read article)
16 Bridging the gap: supporting early career teachers’...
Teaching History 177: Building Knowledge
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History 329
The Journal of the Historical Association
Articles1. Kings and Lords in Tenth-Century Cornwall (pages 2-22) - Charles Insley2. Regional Communities and Royal Authority in the Late Old English Kingdom: The Crisis of 1051-1052 Revisited (pages 23-40) - Ann Williams3. Richard Guldeford's Pilgrimage: Piety and Cultural Change in Late Fifteenth- and Early Sixteenth-Century England (pages 41-78) -...
History 329
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Developing early history skills and understanding through the EYFS
Primary History article
Read more like this:
EYFS scheme of work
EYFS Medium term plan: Toys and Games
Early Years Foundation Stage (article)
Early Years: learning about the past (article)
Using 'Development Matters' in the Foundation Stage (article)
For many children, going to nursery school is a key part of their day. It...
Developing early history skills and understanding through the EYFS
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Teaching sensitive subjects: slavery and Britain’s role in the trade
Primary History article
See also:
Teaching Slavery - HA guide
Slavery in Britain
Sarah Forbes Bonetta - scheme of work
Teaching Emotive and Controversial History
Diversity guidance for primary teachers and subject leaders
Slavery is a part of our history, and its impact can be seen in the statues of influential men, the...
Teaching sensitive subjects: slavery and Britain’s role in the trade
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Subject leaders: The importance of subject knowledge
Primary History feature
By now, we should be used to hearing the term ‘knowledge-rich curriculum’ as this has been a focus of the government for some time now. The new Ofsted inspection framework mentions the expectation to ‘develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum’ several times within intent, implementation and impact sections....
Subject leaders: The importance of subject knowledge
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Making the most of a census
Primary History article
This article looks at how children can utilise and manipulate mathematical data to make sense of a historic past. The focus is on helping children see the numbers as a resource for understanding the experiences of those that lived in this place.
Aim: Understand historical concepts such as continuity and...
Making the most of a census
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One of my favourite history places: Meldon Viaduct
Primary History feature
'One of my favourite history places' is a regular feature in Primary History – see all favourite history places here. In this edition, Tim Lomas explores Meldon Viaduct and its surroundings:
Visiting places you have read about or seen pictures of can sometimes prove an anticlimax. Others far exceed expectations. One such is...
One of my favourite history places: Meldon Viaduct
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Primary History 83
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
05 HA Primary News
08 Developing early history skills and understanding through the EYFS – Emily Dickenson (Read article)
12 Teaching sensitive subjects: slavery and Britain’s role in the trade – Susie Townsend (Read article)
18 The Elizabeth cake – Sandra Kirkland (Read article)
21 Turning Technology:...
Primary History 83
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Women and the Politics of the Parish in England
Historian article
Petticoat Politicians: Women and the Politics of the Parish in England
The history of women voting in Britain is familiar to many. 2013 marked the centenary of the zenith of the militant female suffrage movement, culminating in the tragic death of Emily Wilding Davison, crushed by the King's horse at...
Women and the Politics of the Parish in England
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Dealing with the dead: Identity and community - Monuments, memorials and local history
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
Death is one of the most sensitive and controversial issues that teachers encounter, linked inextricably as it is to identity. I think it sometimes escapes our attention that, as teachers of history, we constantly deal...
Dealing with the dead: Identity and community - Monuments, memorials and local history