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Hull & East Riding Branch History
Branch History
The origins of the Hull branch of the HA go back to 1921. However the branch really came to life when Dr Fred Brooks arrived as Reader in Medieval History at the new University College of Hull. From 1930 to 1977 he was the mainspring of the activities and growth...
Hull & East Riding Branch History
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Bolton Branch History
Branch History
The Bolton Branch of the Historical Association, having been founded in 1927, celebrated its 80th birthday suitably spectacularly in October 2007. Not only did it have, for the occasion, a distinguished Chief Guest as visiting lecturer, and an audience of nearly 200, but it also had a large, decorative and...
Bolton Branch History
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Portsmouth Branch History
Branch History
See the current Portsmouth Branch programme of events
Portsmouth's Branch "Minutes Book No. 2" of the years 1946 -1981 is in the city Record Office. It records a Jubilee Dinner held in 1974: so the Branch was founded in 1924. Sadly, no "Minutes Book No. 1" has come to light....
Portsmouth Branch History
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Essex Branch History
Branch History
Essex Branch - Early DaysEssex Branch was founded in 1920 or earlier and was active continuously until 1936. In 1920-1 the president was H. de Havilland of The Manor House, Great Horkesley, and the secretary Mr. E.T. Baldwin of Earls Colne Grammar School. There were 56 branch members and 8...
Essex Branch History
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History of the Gloucestershire Branch 1919-2021
HA branch history
This article is based on a talk originally given after the 2003 Branch AGM which drew on branch records subsequently deposited with the County Archives. These comprise AGM and committee minutes as well as notes on, and some details of, speakers for each meeting from the 1928-9 season to 1957,...
History of the Gloucestershire Branch 1919-2021
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Nottingham Branch History
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A major feature of the Historical Association's branches has been their strong links with a variety of voluntary organisations focused on, or with interests in, history. The Association's initial aims drawn up in June 1906 included 'Co-operation for common objects with the English Association, the Geographical Association, the Modern Language...
Nottingham Branch History
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Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Branch contact: Mrs A Wagstaff 020 8777 7742 aj60@dial.pipex.com
Cost: Entry to meetings is free for HA members and £2 for visitors.
Associate membership of the branch is £12 for 2024/25 or £19.50 with our monthly news bulletin, The Beckenham Historian.
Venue: All meetings take place at 7.45 pm in...
Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Essex Branch Programme
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Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB. Please check the calendar on this website for details.
Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed - £3, Associate Members fee £10.00 / £15.00 for 2 members at same address
Branch Contact: Tony Tuckwell 01245 256423 tonytuckwell28@outlook.com
Website: https://essexbranchha.com
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Essex Branch Programme
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Canterbury Branch Programme
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Branch contact: All enquiries to Mike Gallagher – mike.gallagher79@yahoo.co.uk
Venue: All talks start at 7.00pm at venues in Canterbury (specified below).
Associate membership £10 per year. Talks free to national HA members and students, visitors £5.
Twitter @CanterburyHA
Canterbury Branch Programme 2025
Wednesday 8th January 2025History at University: a day of events...
Canterbury Branch Programme
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The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
Branch History
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch - a short historyThe branch was founded in 1920, at the instigation of two local teachers, W. J. Blake (the father the famous historian, Robert, Lord Blake) and Walter Stephenson, the father of our most long-serving (1941-1962) president, Andrew Stephenson, who was himself a distinguished...
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
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Podcast: Spain 1808 – Iraq 2003: some thoughts on the use and abuse of history
Bolton Branch Lecture Podcast by Charles Esdaile
This podcast was recorded by the Bolton Branch of the Historical Association on Monday 1 February 2010, at the Parish Hall in Bolton.
We were pleased to welcome Professor Charles Esdaile of the University of Liverpool back to the branch to speak on ‘Spain 1808 – Iraq 2003: Some Thoughts...
Podcast: Spain 1808 – Iraq 2003: some thoughts on the use and abuse of history
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Isle of Wight Branch Programme
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Branch contact: All enquiries to Caroline Jacobs jacobscme@gmail.com tel: 07988 171 708
Venue: All talks take place at Newport Minster, St Thomas’ Square, NEWPORT, IW PO30 1BG, starting at 7.30pm and finishing at approximately 9.00pm, unless otherwise stated. Doors open at 7.00pm
Associate membership: £10 per year. Talks free to...
Isle of Wight Branch Programme
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Manchester (with Liverpool and Chester) Branch History
Branch History
The Branch is proud of its role in the foundation of the Historical Association in 1906. Professor Thomas Frederick Tout and others at Manchester University had been discussing the idea of forming an Association to promote the teaching of a more relevant and vibrant form of history than was currently...
Manchester (with Liverpool and Chester) Branch History
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Support your branch: FAQs
Volunteering to help your local branch
Our local branches are all run by volunteers. Joining your local branch committee can be a wonderful way to get more involved with history.
What roles are there within each branch?
Each branch has three formal branch officers: the Chair (or President), the Branch Secretary and the Branch Treasurer.
Alongside those...
Support your branch: FAQs
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Bournemouth, Christchurch, & Poole Branch Programme
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There is an admission charge of £5 for non- HA members and £3 for students at Monday lectures. Associate membership of the branch is £20 per year.
Monday evening lectures take place at 7.25 pm at the West Cliff Hotel, Durley Chine Rd BH2 5JS. Free parking is available in the...
Bournemouth, Christchurch, & Poole Branch Programme
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 4
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:From the EditorNineteenth Century FactsThe Cry for Meaning, Richard NyeThe Nineteenth CenturyThe Merthyr Rising, Steffan ap-DaffydPembrokeshire Slate in the 19th Century, Alan John RichardsAnn of Swansea, Caroline FranklinBook Review, Neath Antiquarian Volume 2Stalin, Hitler and Mr JonesLetter and Book ReviewRobert Burns 1759 - 1796,...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 4
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North London Branch Programme
Branch Programme
All meetings will be held at 8pm at the Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ.
Street parking nearby. Nearest stations Enfield Chase (10 mins walk) and Enfield Town (15 mins).
Please contact Robert Malleson, Branch Secretary for details at rpmassociates1@aol.com .
Non-members welcome (£2 per meeting at Hall). ...
North London Branch Programme
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Women in Late Medieval Bristol
Classic Pamphlet
During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries Bristol was one of England's greatest towns, with a population of perhaps 100,000 after the Black Death of 1348. Its status was recognised in 1373, with its creation as the realm's first provincial urban county, but only in 1542, with the creation of the...
Women in Late Medieval Bristol
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100 not out: the Nuneaton branch centenary
HA News
For the 2018–19 season, the Nuneaton Branch of the HA is celebrating its centenary. Founded in 1919, by 1921 there were 78 members. In 1924, members went on a ‘charabanc’ tour of Leicestershire churches, ending at Fenny Drayton, where they joined in the celebrations for the tercentenary of the birth...
100 not out: the Nuneaton branch centenary
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Gwent Branch Programme
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All meetings start at 7pm and we meet from September to March, no meeting in December. In the summer months visits are arranged (usually just a month or two in advance).
All branch enquiries to Tessa Merrett tessamerrett@gmail.com 01495 225752 or mob 07929 369513
Branch Associate Membership is £20 and...
Gwent Branch Programme
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HA Branches in Wales
Branch details by region
Cardiff Branch
Branch contact: All enquiries to Professor Peter Edbury Edbury@cardiff.ac.uk
Venue: All talks are on Zoom and free to all.
For further information about Cardiff Branch meetings, please see the programme link below.
Cardiff Branch Programme
Gwent Branch
All meetings start at 7pm and we meet from September to March,...
HA Branches in Wales
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Tyneside Branch Programme
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Tyneside Branch Programme
For all enquiries about the branch please contact Claire Baker hatynesidebranch@gmail.com
Upcoming events will be posted when they are available.
Tyneside Branch Programme
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Richard Evans Medlicott lecture: The Origins of the First World War
Medlicott Podcast
This year the Historical Association's Medlicott medal for services to history went to Professor Sir Richard Evans. Richard Evans is the Regius Professor of History at Cambridge and President of Wolfson College, Cambridge. He has written numerous highly respected and internationally best-selling books. Evans is bests known for his works on...
Richard Evans Medlicott lecture: The Origins of the First World War
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Nuneaton Branch History
Branch History
The Nuneaton Branch of the H.A. was originally founded in November 1919 as one part of a county wide Warwickshire branch. Instrumental in this was the editor of the Nuneaton Chronicle, Albert Francis Cross, assisted by local doctor turned local historian, Edward Nason. After this arrangement ended Nuneaton was re-founded...
Nuneaton Branch History
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Plymouth Branch Programme
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Website: http://www.ha-plymouth.org.uk
Contact: Alan H. Cousins, 1 Russell Court, Russell Close, Saltash PL12 4LZ , Tel. 01503 230106 a.cousins345@btinternet.com
Meetings are open to all, and are free for national or local members of the Historical Association, and for University of Plymouth students.
Visitor tickets: £6, concessions £4.
Local annual...
Plymouth Branch Programme
