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American West Depth Study Podcasts
GCSE Topic Guide
In this series of podcasts Dave Martin examines the American West.
What is the American West depth study actually about?What can we learn from the parallel lives of Custer and Crazy Horse?Who was with Custer at the Little Big Horn?Why did the Plains Indians lose the struggle for the Great...
American West Depth Study Podcasts
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Central London Branch Programme
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Central London Branch Programme 2023-24
Enquiries to Jill Kilsby jkcharity@outlook.com
Talks are free to HA members, visitors £3 and take place at The Allen Room, St. Anne’s Church Soho, 55 Dean Street, London W1D 6AF
7 October 2023, 2pm
Fear and Loathing in the Heavens. The...
Central London Branch Programme
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Winchester Branch Programme
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Winchester Branch Programme 2023-24
All enquiries to branch secretary Eleanor Yates – email eleanor.yates@ntlworld.com or text or call 07973 427915
Lectures will be at 8pm, except November & May at 7.30pm. The venue is The Science Lecture Theatre, Kingsgate Street, Winchester SO23 9PG
Lectures are free to members and...
Winchester Branch Programme
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Northampton Branch Programme
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Northampton Branch Programme 2023-24
Branch contact: All enquiries to Mr David Waller david@davidwaller.org.uk tel 07855 898834
Venue: Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be online at 7 p.m. (details available via Eventbrite registration).
Branch website: https://historyatnorthampton.com/2023/08/08/northampton-historical-association-programme-2023-24/
Thursday 19 October 2023
Banners in British Left-Wing Politics since 1800
Kerry Love,...
Northampton Branch Programme
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Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme 2023-24
Entry to meetings is free for HA members and £2 for visitors.
Associate membership of the branch is £14 for 2023/2024 or £21.50 with our monthly news bulletin, the Beckenham Historian.
All meetings take place at 7.45 p.m. in Christ Church, Church Hall,...
Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme 2023-24
Further details can always be obtained from Trevor James on 01543-258434 or Sylvia Clifford on 01283-536250
Venues and times are listed with each meeting.
6 September 2023, 10am-4pm at Burton Library DE14 1AH
Trent Valley Local History Symposium [with Burton History Project] on...
Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme 2024-25
Branch Contact: Sylvia Usher (Branch Secretary) usher@usher.karoo.co.uk
Venue: The Nordic Centre, aka Danish Church, Osborne Street, Hull HU1 2PN. Small car park at the church. No charge for those attending meetings. On street parking also possible. Meetings are held on Thursdays, starting at...
Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme
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York & North Yorkshire Branch Programme 2023-24
Branch Contact All enquiries to: Elizabeth McCulloch, Elizabeth.McCulloch@boothamschool.com, 07884435701
Talks free to members, £2 for visitors.
Autumn Term - 2023
Thursday 14 September 4.30-6pm (for all)
Borthwick Archives
Connections: York - Slavery - Industrial Britain
This is a YorkClio teachers’...
York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme
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Teaching the Ancient Greeks: an introduction
Reference guide
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Please note: this guide was written before the new National Curriculum...
Teaching the Ancient Greeks: an introduction
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Taunton Deane Branch Programme
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Taunton Deane Branch Programme 2023-24
Branch Contact: All enquiries to Mr Geoff Bisson gb@queenscollege.org.uk tel. 01823 353749
Venue: All talks start at 7.30pm on Wednesdays and take place in the Birchall Hall, Queen's College, Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS unless otherwise stated. There is free car parking on site....
Taunton Deane Branch Programme
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Scheme of Work: The Blitz: all we need to know about World War II?
Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History (resourced)
This unit provides children with the opportunity to look at the Second World War as an aspect of British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
This 8-part enquiry is useable in full or to use sections of as stand alone shorter enquiries. Pupils will be encouraged to examine different...
Scheme of Work: The Blitz: all we need to know about World War II?
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Cambridge Branch Programme
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Cambridge Branch Programme 2023-24
Enquiries to Branch Secretary Mr Bene’t Steinberg benet1@hotmail.co.uk
History Days are free for members, £8 for visitors.
History book club is free for all.
Online Book Club events start at 6.00 pm. Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87016549890?pwd=ZjlCYTNZYTlQNGZFa1dHdFdJVGtnQT09
Meeting ID: 870 1654 9890 Passcode: 459246
Please note that there is...
Cambridge Branch Programme
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Key Stage 2-3 History Transition Project
Guide to KS2-KS3 Transition
Please note: these resources pre-date the 2014 National Curriculum. For more recent resources on Transition KS2-KS3 please see:
Transition KS2–KS3 (Primary History article, 2021)
Smooth Transitions: Key Stage 2 to 3 (Primary History article, 2020)
Transition Key Stage 2 and 3 (Primary History article, 2016)
Before 1066 & All That: Transition between...
Key Stage 2-3 History Transition Project
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Exeter & District Branch Programme
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Exeter & District Branch Programme 2023-24
Branch Secretary: Dr Robert Guyver, tel 01392 491 898, email guyverrobert@gmail.com
Tuesday 14 November 2023 4.15 p.m.
Event in association with Exeter School
Exeter School, Exeter, Andrews Hall 4.15 p.m.
Speaker: Dr Claire McCallum, Senior Lecturer in Twentieth Century Russian History, College of...
Exeter & District Branch Programme
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Canterbury Branch Programme
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Canterbury Branch Programme 2023-24
Enquiries to Mr Mike Gallagher tel: 01227 722476 or email: hacanterburybranch@gmail.com
Talks are open to the public and are free to HA members, branch members and students; others are asked to pay £3 towards expenses. Branch membership is £10 per year.
Thursday 14th September...
Canterbury Branch Programme
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Primary Topic Websites
Topic Pack
Please note: these links are now over 10 years old and some may no longer work
We have put together a short list of websites that may be useful for teaching particular topics. Please note this is not an exhaustive list, the sites are not necessarily ones we endorse and are...
Primary Topic Websites
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Local and Community History Month
1-31 May each year
The aim of the month is to increase awareness of local history, promote history in general to the local community and encourage all members of the community to participate.
Activities happen across the UK and include trips, library exhibitions and local lectures. It is a great way for groups to...
Local and Community History Month
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Bolton Branch Programme
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Bolton Branch Programme 2023-24
Bolton Branch warmly welcomes everyone to join us for the upcoming lecture series
Branch contact All enquiries to Mrs Melissa Wright mwright@boltonschool.org.uk 07912369060
Venue: All talks start at 6.30pm on (mostly) the first Monday of the month, and take place in the Leverhulme...
Bolton Branch Programme
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Who are we?
Information
There are many ways you can support our work to bring history to all:
Become a Member
Make a donation
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Other ways to support us
We are a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter (charity no. 1120261). We support the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all...
Who are we?
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The International Journal Volume 9 Number 1
International Journal
International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research
Volume 9, Number 1 - July 2010
ISSN 1472-9466
1. Editorial - Hilary Cooper and Jon Nichol
2. Articles
Current reflections - 2010, on John Fines' Educational Objectives for the Study of History:
A Suggested Framework and Peter Rogers' The New History,...
The International Journal Volume 9 Number 1
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Reading at A-Level
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
At A-Level, in most subjects there is...
Reading at A-Level
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Advice on Public Speaking
Podcast
At the Taunton/South West England heat of the Great Debate the head judge, Marcus Paul (Deputy Head of Queens College, Taunton), gave some valuable tips on public speaking.
If you are interested in public speaking or want to take part in our next Great Debate competition this podcast will prove...
Advice on Public Speaking
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Women and the Crusades in Europe and the Near East
Podcast
In 2023, Emerita Professor Helen J. Nicholson (Cardiff University), published her book Women and the Crusades. This book surveys women's involvement in medieval crusading between the second half of the eleventh century, when Pope Gregory VII first proposed a penitential military expedition to help the Christians of the East, and 1570,...
Women and the Crusades in Europe and the Near East
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Terms and Conditions
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Terms and Conditions1. Who we are and contact detailsThe Historical Association (HA) is an independent charity largely funded through membership subscriptions and our academic publishing. The objects for which the Association was established are to advance the study and teaching of history. Our address is The Historical Association, 59a Kennington...
Terms and Conditions
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Podcasted Lecture: 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...
Podcasted Lecture: Why Medieval History Matters?
