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The Historian 10
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: Henry Vll's Dynastic Hieroglyphs, Sydney Anglo
10 Local History: Industrial Archaeology, Marilyn Palmer
14 Westminster Diary: The Importance and Content of History Teaching, Ralph Dauis
15 Update: Chartism, Peter Searby
19 Report: History and Higher Education, Michael Biddiss
21 Personalia: Profile of Henry Loyn
31 Spotlight: Malmesbury, Nigel...
The Historian 10
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The Historian 9
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: The Past's Living Voice: Coinage as Media, Harold Mattingly
10 Update: Trade Unions in Britain 1875-1939, Chris Wrigley
24 Personalia: Profile of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
27 Spotlight: Bangor
The Historian 9
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The Historian 8
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: Institute of Historical Research, F.M.L. Thompson
10 Domesday Celebrations: Robert Smith, John Palmer
16 Local History: The Victoria County History, C.R J. Currie
20 Past Presidents: W.N. Medlicott
31 Spotlight: Cambridge
The Historian 8
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The Historian 7
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 The Death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Jeanne Handzic
8 The Duke of Wellington at Home, R.E Foster
10 George V. Ferguson, Canada and Appeasement, Robin Betts
13 The Dykes, J.L. Ferns
16 Social History: The Seaside Resort, John K. Walton
25 Update: The Ancien Regime, Nora Temple
28...
The Historian 7
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The Historian 6
The magazine of the Historical Association
Articles include:
3 Feature: Forty Years in the Field – Maurice Beresford
10 Local History: Agrarian Changes in the 18th and 19th Centuries
15 Record Linkage: The Factory and the Community – Chris Wrigley
18 Westminster Diary: Archives in Danger
20 Personalia: Profile of Geoffrey Dickens
32 Spotlight: Styal
The Historian 6
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Forbidden friendships: taverns, nightclubs, bottle bars and emancipation
Historian article
The modern gay-rights movement has its origins in a 1960s New York ‘bottle bar’, but as Ben Jerrit explains, drinking establishments have been centres of gay culture and social resistance for centuries.
Forbidden friendships: taverns, nightclubs, bottle bars and emancipation
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The Historian 5
The magazine of the Historical Association
Articles include:
3 Presidential Lecture: Hardly Any Women At All – Irene Collins
9 Local History: Married Women – Helen Meller and Margaret Gerrish
11 The Battle of Nevilles Cross – John Rhodes
12 Update: Russia, 1855-1917 – R.B. McKean
16 Personalia: Profile of Donald Read
35 Spotlight: Leeds
The Historian 5
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The Historian 4
The magazine of the Historical Association
Articles include:
3 Feature: The Great Fire of Westminster 1834 – Patrick Cormack
8 Local History: Archive Services in the Metropolitan Counties and in Greater London – Elizabeth Berry
12 Record Linkage: Cartoonists and the General Elections of 1945 and 1983 – Adrian Smith
16 Update: Parliament in the Middle Ages – Helen Jewell
20 Medals of...
The Historian 4
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The Historian 3
The magazine of the Historical Association
Articles include:
3 Feature: Siecle des Lumieres – Hugh Dunthome
15 Record Linkage: Deltiology – Ian F. Imlay
19 Eyewitness: Letters from Lady Buchanan – Keith Wilson
22 Local History: American Local History through English Eyes – W.B. Stephens
26 Spotlight: Allen Brown's Normandy – Harry Challis
28 Personalia: Profile of Professor Wang Juefei
29...
The Historian 3
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The Historian 2
The magazine of the Historical Association
Articles include:
3 Feature: Representations of the Robin Hood Legend – John Taylor
13 The Case for History in School – John Slater
17 Local History: Blind Houses – Mary Delorme
19 Record Linkage: Deadboards – Trevor James
22 Update: Restoration and Revolution 1660-1714 – John Childs
28 Personalia: Profile of A J.P Taylor...
The Historian 2
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The Historian 1
The magazine of the Historical Association
The first ever edition of The Historian magazine, first published in Autumn 1983. The edition's editorial sets out this vision for the magazine:
“The Historian lays no claim to an elaborate philosophy, but is conceived as an up-to-date and forward-looking magazine provided by and for all historians. It advances no editorial...
The Historian 1
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The burial dilemma
Historian article
The recent attacks on Karl Marx’s grave in Highgate Cemetery have added impetus to the public debate about how we memorialise the dead and the public and private costs of mourning.
The burial dilemma
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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
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Out and About in Derry/Londonderry
Historian feature
Jenni Hyde was out and about in Derry in 2016 and describes how the sights of the city tell the story of a history which is so much more than just the legacy of the Troubles.
Out and About in Derry/Londonderry
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Kings and coins in later Anglo-Saxon England
Historian article
The study of Anglo-Saxon coins shows the sophistication of tenth- and eleventh-century government and of the economy. But they carried a moral and religious message too.
Kings and coins in later Anglo-Saxon England
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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
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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
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Paris: 50 Years on from the Great War, 2 August 1964
Historian article
Just over 50 years ago, Chris Wrigley, a past President of the Historical Association, while a sixth-former, witnessed a highly significant historic re-enactment in Paris to mark the anniversary of the start of the Great War.
Paris: 50 Years on from the Great War, 2 August 1964
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Ending the French Revolution
Historian article
Malcolm Crook discusses why it was so difficult to end the most famous revolution of the eighteenth century and why it led to bloodshed and absolutism.
Ending the French Revolution
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My Favourite History Place: Lord Street, Southport
Historian feature
Trevor James introduces an international dimension to local history, revealing how a future French Emperor interpreted his affection for Southport’s Lord Street into the extensive redesign of Parisian streets.
My Favourite History Place: Lord Street, Southport
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Decoding medieval pilgrimage
Historian article
Pilgrimage played a significant role in medieval life and belief. Pilgrims travelled far and wide to express their devotion to saints and their cults. Who were the pilgrims and what did pilgrimage involve? Luke Daly makes sense of this fascinating and complex phenomenon...
Decoding medieval pilgrimage
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From our branches: Conwy Borough Branch
Historian feature
A new branch of the Historical Association has recently opened in North Wales. In this article, branch founders Morgan Ditchburn and Gemma Campbell introduce themselves and provide an exciting account of the present and future activities of the Conwy Borough Historical Association Branch...
From our branches: Conwy Borough Branch
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‘By his Majesties authoritie’: worship and religious policy in Caroline Britain and Ireland
Historian article
When Charles I acceded to the throne in 1625, he inherited a situation that appeared stable but which simmered beneath the surface. As Chris R. Langley explains, in seeking to maintain his Royal Supremacy, Charles I had to manage the very different, but interconnected, religious affairs of England, Ireland and...
‘By his Majesties authoritie’: worship and religious policy in Caroline Britain and Ireland
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In conversation with Mineke Schipper
Historian feature
Rosalind Crone from The Historian talks to Mineke Schipper about her new book, The Shrinking Goddess, a re-examination of the rise of patriarchy through myths, proverbs, stories, images and understandings of the female body.
In conversation with Mineke Schipper
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Update: Space, place and social constructs: the Spatial Turn in history
Historian feature
Ryan Hampton explains how ‘things’ and people combine to make space an important consideration in human history. Focusing on the German Peasants’ War of 1524-26, he examines how advances in our understanding of space might affect our knowledge of this important conflict...
Update: Space, place and social constructs: the Spatial Turn in history
