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  • Votes for Women in Britain 1867-1928

      Classic Pamphlet
    This classic pamphlet takes you through the Votes for Women in Britain movement from its origins to its eventual success, following the case for women's suffrage presented, tactics and strategies, the anti-suffragist argument, party political complications, international perspectives, the Pankhursts and militancy, the revival of non-militant suffragism, the impact of...
    Votes for Women in Britain 1867-1928
  • Teach Climate History free event: climate action and history teaching in Aotearoa, New Zealand

      Thursday 27 February 4.30-5.30pm, online
    The climate crisis demands new approaches to education. One way teachers can respond is by making different choices about what and how we teach. In this talk, Michael Harcourt and Haimana Hirini present a project from Taitā College, a secondary school in Te Awakairangi, New Zealand, that integrated mātauranga (Indigenous...
    Teach Climate History free event: climate action and history teaching in Aotearoa, New Zealand
  • Cunning Plan 166: developing an enquiry on the First Crusade

      Teaching History feature
    "What shall I say next? We were all indeed huddled together like sheep in a fold, trembling and frightened, surrounded on all sides by enemies so that we could not turn in any direction. It was clear to us that this had happened because of our sins. A great clamour rose to the sky, not...
    Cunning Plan 166: developing an enquiry on the First Crusade
  • Bonapartism after Napoleon III: the Prince Imperial and Eugene Loudun

      Historian article
    Emperor Napoleon III of France was deposed in 1870 and then died three years later. His son, known as the Prince Imperial, lived in exile in south-east England. There he and his supporters kept alive ambitions for a triumphant return of the Empire. In this article, Ian Sygrave assesses the...
    Bonapartism after Napoleon III: the Prince Imperial and Eugene Loudun
  • Scheme of Work: How did the civilisation of Egypt wax and wane?

      Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (unresourced)
    This teaching toolkit takes a fresh new look at this much-taught topic and provides the basis for a rigorous enquiry led approach for children in key stage 2. Packed full of ideas and links to resources, this toolkit provides a step by step guide to teaching the Egyptians from why...
    Scheme of Work: How did the civilisation of Egypt wax and wane?
  • The Personal Rule of Charles I 1629-40

      Classic Pamphlet
    Historians are often accused of viewing the past with hindsight, or of being wise after the event. Not being prophets or soothsayers, we have to look backwards in time because we cannot look forwards. The real question is from what vantage point or perspective we view a particular part of...
    The Personal Rule of Charles I 1629-40
  • The Historian 147: The Historic Environment

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    5 Editorial (Read article) 6 ‘The cradle of the Industrial Revolution’: landscapes of early textile Lancashire – Michael Winstanley (Read article) 12 The invisible building: what was the forgotten purpose of St. John’s in Bridgend? – Molly Cook (Read article) 16 Grave matters: what the landscape and architecture of Britain’s largest cemetery might tell us...
    The Historian 147: The Historic Environment
  • EYFS Scheme of Work

      Primary Schemes of Work (unresourced)
    In the Early Years Foundation Stage children begin to learn that as they grow up they are increasingly able to do more things for themselves independently. This emerging knowledge and understanding can be used to explore crucial early historical skills. This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds...
    EYFS Scheme of Work
  • History 383

      The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 108, Issue 383
    All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:  1. Sign in to the HA website (top right of any page)2. Then click this link to allow access to History content on the Wiley site.   NB all links below go to the Wiley Online Library site and open in a new window or tab. Access the full edition online William...
    History 383
  • Podcast: Why Medieval History Matters?

      Medieval History
    Why Medieval History Matters, Professor Anne Curry, President of the HA ‘I don't mind there being some medievalists around for ornamental purposes, but there is no reason for the state to pay for them'. So, allegedly, said Charles Clarke when Education Secretary in 2003. In fact, medieval history has never...
    Podcast: Why Medieval History Matters?
  • The Scottish Enlightenment

      18th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Thomas Ahnert of the University of Edinburgh discusses the Scottish Enlightenment.
    The Scottish Enlightenment
  • Scheme of Work: Local History – transport

      Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (unresourced)
    Children can be introduced to the idea that transport has changed considerably in the locality over time and that this has had a significant impact on the way that the community has changed and developed. They can also understand how and why these developments have occurred. This unit is structured...
    Scheme of Work: Local History – transport
  • The Last Duke of Lorraine

      Article
    The Place Stanislas in Nancy has a high reputation. But expectations are far surpassed as one surveys the beautifully proportioned square, with its imposing buildings such as the Hôtel de Ville and the Governor's Palace, its Arc de Triomphe and its magnificent iron work. It is a reminder of how...
    The Last Duke of Lorraine
  • Incorporating local history into a scheme of work

      Key Stages 1-3 (Years 1-9)
    This unit is not itself a scheme of work, but instead suggests ways local history might meaningfully be incorporated into a Scheme of Work. It is not meant to be prescriptive, but to suggest ideas, areas and tools that should help teachers make a study of local history meaningful. See...
    Incorporating local history into a scheme of work
  • How Sweden almost became a nuclear-armed state – and why it didn’t

      Historian article
    This article examines the conditions under which Sweden considered and subsequently pursued nuclear weapons. After failing to secure the establishment of a Scandinavian defence union, the Swedish government initially viewed nuclear arms as an effective means to safeguard the country’s neutrality. Owing to technical limitations, reassessments on the value of such...
    How Sweden almost became a nuclear-armed state – and why it didn’t
  • Pride: 50 years

      1st July 2022
    1 July is the 50th anniversary of the first Pride March in the UK, in 1972. Pride was chosen to be the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Starting life as a small event, Pride is now an annual part of the London calendar and...
    Pride: 50 years
  • ICT and Local History

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. It is the year 3002 AD. The spaceship hovers over the surface of the earth, locked in to the spot where the Bolham time capsule is buried. One thousand years ago the fifteen 9 and 10...
    ICT and Local History
  • Teaching Red Scarf Girl

      Article
    Facing History and Ourselves is excited to announce a new study guide. Teaching Red Scarf Girl has been developed to help classrooms explore essential Facing History themes, including conformity, obedience, prejudice and justice. Red Scarf Girl, Ji-li Jiang's engaging memoir, provides an insightful window into the first tumultuous years of...
    Teaching Red Scarf Girl
  • Victorian child labour in textile factories

      Lesson Plan
    Please note: this free resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum. For more recent resources see: Victorians (Primary History article, 2014) Scheme of work: Sarah Forbes Bonetta Scheme of work: Brunel What was life like for workhouse children in the early nineteenth century? The aims of the lesson were for children...
    Victorian child labour in textile factories
  • The Civil War: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Professor Michael Braddick looks at the impact of the Civil War on relations between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
    The Civil War: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
  • The Great Fire of London and the National Curriculum

      Primary History article including Scheme of Work for Key Stage 1 (unresourced)
    The Great Fire of London is a favourite National Curriculum teaching topic. This paper draws on the latest resources and teaching ideas to suggest how you can meet both the NC history requirements and the wider ones of the National Curriculum, particularly in integrated programmes that include teaching about the Great...
    The Great Fire of London and the National Curriculum
  • Diversity resources and links for secondary history

      Articles, podcasts, films, webinar recordings and links
    Categories Diversity: general | Race and ethnicity | Empire and decolonisation | Transatlantic slavery | Non-European | Migration and immigration | Women's history | Working-class history | LGBTQI+ | Disability & accessibility | Gypsy, Roma & Traveller history | Teaching controversial issues | Inclusion and SEND Please note that this is a...
    Diversity resources and links for secondary history
  • 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
  • Exploring and Teaching Twentieth-Century History

      A secondary education publication of the Historical Association
    This resource is free to everyone. For access to our library of high-quality secondary history materials along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of history teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today  For a long time, history curricula on the 20th century prioritised...
    Exploring and Teaching Twentieth-Century History
  • History 364

      The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 105, Issue 364
    All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:  1. Sign in to the HA website (top right of any page)2. Then click this link to allow access to History content on the Wiley site.   NB all links below go to the Wiley Online Library site and open in a new window or tab. Access the full edition online The...
    History 364