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The ‘workless workers’ and the Waterbury watch
Historian article
Peter Hounsell looks at the role of the Waterbury Watch Company in both the Queen’s Jubilee and the attempt to record and alleviate unemployment in London in the 1880s.
In Britain generally, but for London in particular, 1887 was a year of great contrasts. On 27 June, Londoners lined the...
The ‘workless workers’ and the Waterbury watch
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Henry III
Medieval English History
In this podcast Professor David Carpenter of King's College London looks at the reign of Henry III.
Henry III
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A woman’s place is in the castle
Historian article
This article looks at the role of two fourteenth century Scottish noblewomen, on opposing sides in the strife between Bruce and Balliol, who were left to defend their properties during their husbands’ absences.
The Scottish Wars of Independence were fought over several decades of the late thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as...
A woman’s place is in the castle
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Real Lives: Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
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: Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
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The Vikings in Britain: a brief history
Reference guide for primary
Viking Age | In Britain: background | Short history | King Alfred | Later raids & rulers | Key concepts
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This resource is free for everyone
For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of...
The Vikings in Britain: a brief history
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The United States
Links to Articles & Podcasts
The Effect of the Loss of American Colonies
Captain Thomas and the North West Passage
American War of Independence
Thomas Paine
Expanding the reach of the American Revolution
The American West
Harnessing the power of academia to improve teaching of US political history
Interpreting 'The Birth of a Nation'
Podcast:...
The United States
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Young Historian Awards 2025 – take part (Secondary prizes)
History competition for students
Researching, writing and presenting ideas about a historical theme or period is one of the best parts about studying history. We want young school and college aged students to get the bug for writing about history in an incisive, interesting and critical way.
That is why each year the Historical...
Young Historian Awards 2025 – take part (Secondary prizes)
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Themes over Time
HA Resources
The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils'chronological knowledge from before 1066While the 2014 Curriculum sets out the broad focus of each particular content area, considerable choice has been left to history departments in determining which particular events or developments to include and...
Themes over Time
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Recorded Webinar: Nineteenth-century crime and punishment
Article
This webinar with Dr Emma D Watkins explores the changing understanding of crime and responses to it in the nineteenth-century. It provides a brief overview on the general shift from punishment of the body, to banishment, all the way through to imprisonment.
With a particular emphasis on the use of...
Recorded Webinar: Nineteenth-century crime and punishment
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Scheme of Work: Chronological Unit - Numbers Through Time
Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (unresourced)
The chronological unit is new and challenging for primary schools and it is important to tackle it correctly. Whether you decide to take the option of a broad sweep of time as this unit does, or whether you decide to home in on a specific turning point (examples of these...
Scheme of Work: Chronological Unit - Numbers Through Time
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All Quiet on the Western Front
2nd February 2023
The new film version of the German classic All Quiet on the Western Front has reopened the debate around the futility of war once more.
The film is based on the German writer Erich Maria Remarque’s book, which draws on his experiences of serving in the German forces during the...
All Quiet on the Western Front
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King James’s Book of Sports, 1617
Historian article
Forty years after his higher degree research into the history of sport, Trevor James explores the much wider context in which that research now stands.
Four hundred years ago, in 1617, James I made a decisive intervention into the simmering debate which had existed since the puritanical upsurge in Queen...
King James’s Book of Sports, 1617
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The Historian 99: London and the English Civil War
The magazine of the Historical Association
London and the English Civil War - Barry Coward (Read Article)
The myths about the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion - A. E. MacRobert (Read Article)
Dean Mahomet: travel writer, curry entrepeneur and shampooer to the King - James Bartlett (Read Article)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: introducing students to historical interpretation - Brent Dyck (Read Article)...
The Historian 99: London and the English Civil War
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An English Absolutism?
Classic Pamphlet
The term 'Absolutism' was coined in France in the 1790s, but the concept which described it was familiar to many Englishmen in the late seventeenth century. They talked of 'absolute monarchy', 'tyranny', 'despotism' and above all 'arbitrary government'. Their use of such terns were pejorative: they described political regimes of...
An English Absolutism?
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Royal Women: Queen Anne, Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II
Royal Women
In June 2012 the Historical Association and Historic Royal Palaces joined forces to offer a fantastic CPD opportunity in line with the Queen's diamond jubilee. Two CPD events around the theme of Royal Women charted the private histories of queens of the past from within the walls of their palaces. What...
Royal Women: Queen Anne, Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II
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New online records shed light on Suffrage movement
Free to search until International Women's Day
New online records reveal that “militant” Suffragettes were largely well educated, in their 30s and born in the South East
Home Office & police files detail those on the front lines of the suffrage movement
Records reveal that most “militant” suffragettes were well educated, in their 30s and born in...
New online records shed light on Suffrage movement
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History 372
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 106, Issue 372
Women and the Making of History: Introduction (pp 518-533) – Madeleine Pelling, Lilian Tabois
Women and History Now: A Conversation (pp 534-560) – Alana Harris, Amara Thornton, Helen Carr, Takkara Brunson
Reimagining This Creature: Hospitality and Autohagiography in the Visions of Margery Kempe (pp 561-577) – Joan Fitzpatrick
‘I Have...
History 372
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Edward III: Foreign Relations and the Hundred Years War
Medieval British History
In this podcast Professor Mark Ormrod discusses the impact of Edward III reign on foreign relations, relations between England and Scotland and the origins of the Hundred Years War.
Edward III: Foreign Relations and the Hundred Years War
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Primary Scheme of Work: The Elizabethans
Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (resourced)
This unit provides children the opportunity to look at Elizabethan times as an aspect of British history that extends pupils' chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
This unit is supported by the following article: Bracey, P. (2018) The Elizabethans. All Banquets and fun? Primary History 80 (NB available to HA members only)
Key vocabulary:...
Primary Scheme of Work: The Elizabethans
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Manchester Branch Programme (with Liverpool and Chester)
Article
Manchester Branch Programme 2024-25
Entry to meetings is free to HA members, non-members £4 per meeting.
We are delighted to be able to welcome our members and interested members of the public to our 2024 – 2025 series of events. Of course, circumstances are always changeable and events may...
Manchester Branch Programme (with Liverpool and Chester)
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The Historian 38
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: England in the 1690s: The Emergence of the Fiscal-Military State, W.A. Speck
10 Update: English Rural Society, 1750-1914, John Beckett
13 Portfolio: Propagandist Decrees and French Revolutionary Expansion, Michael Rapport
18 Local History: Britian's Industrial Heritage, Marilyn Palmer and Peter Neaverson
22 Personalia: Marjorie Reeves
The Historian 38
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The Historian 67: William Morris, Art and the rise of the British Labour Movement
The magazine of the Historical Association
Featured articles:
4 William Morris, art and the rise of the British Labour movement - Chris Wrigley (Read Article)
11 Czech Uranium and Stalin's Bomb - Z.A.B. Zeman (Read Article)
18 Bombing and the air war on the Italian Front 1915-1918 - A.D. Harvey (Read Article)
22 The reign of Edward VI:...
The Historian 67: William Morris, Art and the rise of the British Labour Movement
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Past Forward: Interpretations of History
Article
The internet revolution has accentuated the need for critical thinking about different interpretations of the past and has also generated a huge and exciting range of possibilities in terms of web-based sources and interpretations. Most teachers are now familiar with the many excellent websites that are designed to support school...
Past Forward: Interpretations of History
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Teaching History 130: Picturing History
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial
03 HA Secondary News
04 Redrawing the Renaissance: non-verbal assessment in Year 7 – Matt Stanford (Read article)
13 Nutshell
14 Thinking across time: planning and teaching the story of power and democracy at Key Stage 3 – Ian Dawson (Read article)
24 Stepping into the past: using...
Teaching History 130: Picturing History
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An Example of History at University
Student Guides
An Example of History at University.Nottingham University has a History School which was established before the First World War. Its past distinguished scholars include Professor JD Chambers, Professor AW ('Bob') Coats, Professor Jim Holt and Professor Michael Jones.
The School currently has 27 academic staff, with particular strengths in British, German, French,...
An Example of History at University
