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Primary History 58: The Olympics
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
THE OLYMPICS: TEACHING HISTORY TODAY
04 Editorial: Nelson Mandela, Apartheid and the Olympics
05 Think Bubble: What ever happened to the Standing Long Jump? - Peter Vass
06 Public celebration of the 1864 Olympian Festival - Dominic Wallis
PLANNING FOR THE OLYMPICS
08 Primary History and planning for teaching the...
Primary History 58: The Olympics
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The commercial architecture of Victorian Liverpool
Article
In 1857 the Builder enthusiastically described the thriving state of architecture on the banks of the Mersey: 'The impression from a walk through the principal quarters of the town, after visiting other towns, is that more [building of a superior kind] must be doing in Liverpool than at any other...
The commercial architecture of Victorian Liverpool
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Towards Reform in 1809
Historian article
Two hundred years ago it must have seemed to some as if the time for political and economic reform in Britain had arrived. A number of the necessary conditions appeared to be in place:
recent examples from America and France showing how readily and rapidly established systems could be overturned...
Towards Reform in 1809
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Teaching History 56
Journal
Editorial 2
News 3
Articles:
History Across the Primary Secondary Divide Pat Lackenby and Mel French 8
Evacuation - Fifty Years On Rob David and the Evacuation Project Team 14
A Fourth Year B.Ed Student asks some questions Kay Clarke 18
Women's History and Children's perception of gender Fiona Terry...
Teaching History 56
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The Rise of the Nazi Party
20th Century German History
In this podcast Professor Stephenson looks at the rise of the Nazi Party: How important to Nazi support were the crises of 1923? How important was the Wall Street Crash to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933? To what extent was the Nazi seizure of power a legal revolution?
The Rise of the Nazi Party
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History 379-380
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 107, Issue 379-380
Access all articles online (you first need to be logged in to the HA website and subscribed to History)
Jacques de Vitry (d. 1240) and the Religious Life of his Time (pp 3-19) – Robert Bartlett (Open Access)
Alienated Outsider or Integrated Courtier? Edward Stafford, Third Duke of Buckingham, 1498–1521 and the Royal Court (pp...
History 379-380
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Christopher Hill: Marxism and Methodism
Historian article
Christopher Hill, the eminent historian of seventeenth century England, was a convinced Marxist throughout most of his long and productive life (1912-2003). He embraced this secular world-view when he was a young History student at Oxford in the polemical 1930s and never lost his ideological commitment, even though he resigned...
Christopher Hill: Marxism and Methodism
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Structures of power in the Byzantine Empire
The History of the Byzantine Empire
In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the court, the Church and the army as well as social stratification in the Byzantine Empire.
Structures of power in the Byzantine Empire
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Open access edition of History journal
From cross-dressing in the English Civil War to the 'Son of the Sixties'
History is a peer-reviewed academic journal published five times a year for those who want to explore aspects of history with more depth. It was established in 1916 and features original articles, book reviews, and archive pieces in all areas of historical scholarship.
The latest edition offers an eclectic range...
Open access edition of History journal
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Teaching History 194: Out now
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
Read Teaching History 194: Climate and Environment
The current ecological and climate crisis is, without doubt, human-induced. Even those who previously disputed this claim have switched from outright denial to arguing that the threat is exaggerated.1 Meanwhile, many young people are responding to the crisis with strong emotions, such as...
Teaching History 194: Out now
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History 382
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 108, Issue 382
Access all articles online (you first need to be logged in to the HA website and subscribed to History)
Special issue papers
(Hi)story-Telling: An Introduction to Italian Alternate and Counterfactual History (pp 355-364) – Adriano Vinale (Open Access)
‘Missed Revolutions’: Historical Narratives During Italian Fascism (from Delio Cantimori to Camillo Pellizzi) (pp 365-387) – Patricia...
History 382
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Gloucestershire Branch Programme
Article
Gloucestershire Branch Programme 2024-25
Contact details – Janet Graham at histassocglos@gmail.com or Robert Sutton on 01242 574889
Members and students free entry to all talks, visitors £4 entrance fee.
Venues for most talks are the University of Gloucestershire either in Cheltenham or Gloucester. Directions can be found on the university...
Gloucestershire Branch Programme
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Faction in Tudor England
Classic Pamphlet
'This wicked Tower must be fed with blood' - W. S. Gilbert's dialogue sums up the popular myth of Tudor England. This pamphlet looks at the reality, a society and politics necessarily divided into rival factions by the pulls of patronage, local loyalty and the implications of personal monarchy, and...
Faction in Tudor England
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Films: Boris Yeltsin - Interpretations
Film series: Power and authority in Russia and the Soviet Union
Borisn Yelstin was the Russian leader from the collapse of the Soviet Union through to the leadership of Vladimir Putin. A key pivotal figure of the twentieth century, he had as an important an impact on Russia and global politics as any of the Soviet leaders of the 1970s and 80s and...
Films: Boris Yeltsin - Interpretations
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American History Selected Articles
Selected Articles
American History - selected articles:
1. American West, up to 20th Century.
The American Diplomatic Tradition
Have gun, will travel: The myth of the frontier in the Hollywood Western
Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show opens London's Earl Court in 1887
Savages and rattlesnakes', Washington, District of Columbia: A...
American History Selected Articles
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Vietnam and the Vietnam War (1954-1968)
Podcast
In July 1954, France and the Viet Minh signed the Geneva Peace Accord, which resulted in dividing Vietnam along the 17th parallel into a northern section, under the control of the communists, led by Ho Chi Minh, and a southern section, led by the Catholic anticommunist Ngô Đình Diệm who was backed...
Vietnam and the Vietnam War (1954-1968)
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Teaching and learning through personal, family and local history
E-CPD
N.B. This unit was produced before the 2014 curriculum and therefore while much of the advice is still useful, there may be some out of date references or links.
This unit is concerned with the way that primary age pupils can make use of their own personal, family and local history...
Teaching and learning through personal, family and local history
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Britain and the Wider World in Tudor Times
Reference
The wider world: The Tudors ruled Britain during a fascinating and fast-changing century. Europe emerged from the Middle Ages, and Europeans sailed across the oceans, reaching the East, discovering the New World of America, establishing colonies, and circumnavigating the world for the first time (Ferdinand Magellan in 1517, and Francis...
Britain and the Wider World in Tudor Times
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Primary History 91: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 91
The Platinum Jubilee weekend has vanished in a swirl of colour, noise, pomp and silliness although I suspect Her Majesty and Paddington Bear’s tea party will live on for a long time. The second half of the summer term is upon us with sports days, leaving dos and...
Primary History 91: Out now
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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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King John, Magna Carta and the First Barons' War
Video podcast series by History Hub, Royal Holloway, University of London
In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, students and staff explore the history of King John's reign and the factors that led to the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede and the First Barons' War. In addition, this playlist also contains videos looking specifically at...
King John, Magna Carta and the First Barons' War
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History and Journalism (2): Dunkirk - Writing 'the top line' for a news bulletin
History and Careers Unit 2
Context: This is aimed at Key Stage 3 students who are studying World War Two. They should know that Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939.
History and Journalism (2): Dunkirk - Writing 'the top line' for a news bulletin
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The Historian 152: Out now
The magazine of the Historical Association
Read The Historian 152: Built environment
From its inception The Historian has been built on the voluntary efforts of both its editorial leadership and also its contributors. This voluntary context has been delivered in as professional a manner as possible. One of our recent strategies has been to identify a...
The Historian 152: Out now
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Teaching History 184: Different lenses
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial (Read article for free)
03 HA Secondary News
04 HA Update
08 Beyond myth and magic: Year 7 use oral traditions to make claims about the rise and fall of the Inka empire – Paula Worth (Read article)
22 They sometimes clashed, and ultimately blended: planning a more...
Teaching History 184: Different lenses
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Podcast: End of the World Cults
Podcast
In this podcast Professor Penelope Corfield looks at the history of 'End of the World Cults'.
1. Why do people at times become urgently convinced that 'the End of the World is Nigh?'
HA Members can listen to the full podcast here
Short Reading list for End-of-the-World Cults:
Two wide-ranging introductions:...
Podcast: End of the World Cults
