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  • Podcast: The Life and Significance of Alan Turing

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Tommy Dickinson of the University of Manchester discusses the life and significance of Alan Turing. Please note this is only the first section of the full podcast which is available to HA Members Alan Mathison Turing, (23 June 1912–7 June 1954) was a British pioneering computer scientist, mathematician,...
    Podcast: The Life and Significance of Alan Turing

  • Great Debate FAQs

      The Great Debate
    Below are some frequently asked questions about the Great Debate and the logistics of the heats. If you need more information, you can get in touch with us directly at greatdebate@history.org.uk. How does the debate work? Each student will have five minutes to deliver their argument in response to the...
    Great Debate FAQs

  • Young Historian Awards 2019 – Winners

      Annual competition, HA and The Spirit of Normandy Trust
    Each year the Historical Association partners with The Spirit of Normandy Trust to award young historians who have shown excellent knowledge and demonstrated historical argument around a subject associated with a series of themes. The competition is divided into age brackets and the entry at secondary level is by essay judged...
    Young Historian Awards 2019 – Winners

  • Choosing History

      Information
    Just as history has made our world what it is, history can also be a key part of your future. Learn how studying history informs the present and gives you the skills you need to prepare for the future. Apart from being very interesting, history is useful for a host of...
    Choosing History

  • Why did regional variations exist in the prosecution of witches between 1580-1650

      Historian article
    Regional variations in the intensity of European witchhunting existed because the necessary preconditions for panic chain-reaction hunts were only constantly in place in a very small number of regions. More than 35,000 witchcraft executions took place in the Holy Roman Empire where there was a wide acceptance of the cumulative...
    Why did regional variations exist in the prosecution of witches between 1580-1650

  • Suffrage Poster Competition Winners

      17th July 2019
    Congratulations to four students from Newport Girls' High School – Daniah, Romaisa, Hetavi and Saira – who created the winning poster for our Suffrage competition. The poster had a modern message while demonstrating research and inspiration from a local suffragist from the past. The judges at the HA were very...
    Suffrage Poster Competition Winners

  • Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium

      Historian feature
    My Favourite History Place: Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium  We can truly say that the whole circuit of the Earth is girdled with the graves of our dead. In the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace...
    Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium

  • The Great Debate 2019: speeches

      What was the greatest failure of the Age of Revolutions?
    On Saturday 30 March 2019, a bright spring day, 21 students gathered at Windsor Castle for the Historical Association Great Debate final. The 21 finalists had already successfully won their local heats from across the UK and now they stood in the historic vaulted Vicar’s Hall, St George’s House, a stone's throw...
    The Great Debate 2019: speeches

  • AQA Thematic Study on Migration

      GCSE Guide
    The AQA thematic study on migration is designed for students to gain an understanding of how the identity of the people of Britain has been shaped by their interaction with the wider world and also takes in invasion and conquest. Students must understand the ebb and flow of peoples into...
    AQA Thematic Study on Migration

  • The Origins of the Local Government Service

      Historian article
    The concept ‘local government’ dates only from the middle of the nineteenth century. ‘Local government service’ emerged later still. In 1903 Redlich and Hirst1 wrote of ‘municipal officers’, while in 1922 Robson2 preferred ‘the municipal civil service’. ‘Local government service’ perhaps derives its pedigree from its use in the final...
    The Origins of the Local Government Service

  • An Interview with Antony Beevor (Film)

      Antony Beevor, the Medlicott Medal awardee for 2016, tells us his thoughts….
    The 2016 Medlicott Medal for services to history will be presented to Antony Beevor this July. He is a popular historian with a loyal following while also being a heavy duty writer whose preparation and research for each of his books takes him years and into archives across the world....
    An Interview with Antony Beevor (Film)

  • Public History Courses

      Continuing Professional Development
    What is Public History? Public History is about understanding how the past has affected, and is used by, the present. It brings history to life and helps us understand the relationship between the past and the public at present. Public History can involve history in the community, and a Public...
    Public History Courses

  • 'Wanted, The Elusive Charlie Peace': A Sheffield Killer Of The 1870s As Popular Hero

      Historian article
    On 28 November 1876, William and John Habron, Irish brothers habitually in trouble with the police, were tried at Manchester Assizes for the murder three months before of Police Constable Nicholas Cock (on the basis of ‘scientific’ footprint evidence at the scene of the crime). The jury found 19 year-old...
    'Wanted, The Elusive Charlie Peace': A Sheffield Killer Of The 1870s As Popular Hero

  • Louis, John, and William: the 'Dame Europa' pamphlets, 1870-1871

      Article
    The pamphlet printing industry in England received an unexpected boost in 1871 with the appearance of numerous works written, mainly, as commentaries, satires or allegories in Britain’s attitude regarding the Franco-Prussian War. The cause of this deluge was one particular tract, first issued on Salisbury in October 1870, whose purpose...
    Louis, John, and William: the 'Dame Europa' pamphlets, 1870-1871

  • American Dime Novels 1860-1915

      GCSE Topic Pack
    This resource is free to everyone. For access to a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join the Historical Association today   Dime novels | Dime novel craze...
    American Dime Novels 1860-1915

  • Catherine de' Medici and the French Wars of Religion

      Article
    R. J. Knecht suggests that the 'Black Legend' may not be quite as unfair to Catherine as her defenders have argued. Few historical figures have aroused as much passionate controversy as Catherine de’ Medici who was queen of France from 1547 until 1559 and several times regent before her death...
    Catherine de' Medici and the French Wars of Religion

  • The Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait 1898-1899: The birth of social anthropology?

      Article
    Dr John Shepherd reviews the history of a major anthropological expedition one hundred years ago. On 10 March 1898 The Times reported that Cambridge Anthropological Expedition led by Alfred Cort Haddon had sailed from London, bound for the Torres Strait region between Australia and New Guinea. In Imperial Britain, the...
    The Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait 1898-1899: The birth of social anthropology?

  • Using Historical Sources

      Student Guides
    This resource is free to everyone. For access to a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join the Historical Association today The sources that you are likely to...
    Using Historical Sources

  • The New Imperialism

      Classic Pamphlet
    This Classic Pamphlet first published in 1970 comes with a new introduction written by the author M. E. Chamberlain.The New Imperialism - Introduction by M. E. Chamberlain Professor Emeritus at Swansea University. May 2010.When this pamphlet was first published imperialism was a hot political topic and battle raged between Marxist and...
    The New Imperialism

  • What is a Synoptic Essay and How Do I Write One?

      Student Guides
    This resource is free to everyone. For access to a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join the Historical Association today Part of the A-Level History course now...
    What is a Synoptic Essay and How Do I Write One?

  • Essay Writing

      Student Guides
    This resource is free to everyone. For access to a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join the Historical Association today History is not just about writing lots...
    Essay Writing

  • Is There A Future In History? Your Questions Answered!

      Student Guides
    Q: What use is history to me?  It's all about the past - how will it help me get a job? History IS both interesting AND useful! As a history student, you will never experience the events that you study; instead you have to build up a picture from the...
    Is There A Future In History? Your Questions Answered!

  • Why History? Why Me?

      Student Guides
    What is History? History, the study of the past, is all around us; we are continually making history through our thoughts, words and actions. History is personal and global; it is everyday life and momentous occasions. History is about people. Through our study of the past, we can understand how...
    Why History? Why Me?

  • Social and Political Change: Britain 1800-present

      Selected Articles
    A selection of articles and publications that link to Social and Political Change in Britain from 1800. These articles are all free to HA Student Members  See also our 5-part Podcast series on Social and Political Change in Britain from 1800 1. The People's PensionPodcast of lecture by Professor Chris Wrigley.  2....
    Social and Political Change: Britain 1800-present

  • British Empire

      Selected Articles and Resources
    A selection of publications that link to the British Empire. See also our two podcast series The British Empire 1600-1800 and The British Empire 1800-present. A Commercial Revolution: the rise of a trading empire (Classic pamphlet by Ralph Davis) The pattern of overseas trade is always in movement: new commodities are constantly appearing,...
    British Empire