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Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Mandy Caller, mandycaller@gmail.com or telephone 07818 063594
All meetings are hybrid, and are held at 8pm on the third Thursday of the month September to April (excluding December) at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD and simultaneously online via Zoom.
Please email Dr Dudley Miles...
Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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Films: Mikhail Gorbachev – Interpretations
Film series: Power and authority in Russia and the Soviet Union
How much of what Russia is today, how its people behave, and how they are perceived is dependent on its history and those that have led it? Was it the first melting pot of the world? Do its broad range of cultural traditions and diversity play a part in its...
Films: Mikhail Gorbachev – Interpretations
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HA Annual Conference 2026: call for papers
Workshop proposals open until 7 November
The HA Annual Conference will be held in Newcastle in 2026. This two-day conference on 15-16 May is a leading highlight of the history community's year. It brings together all those working in and who have an active interest in history and heritage. With top-level academics, pedagogical sessions and discussion panels, the conference is...
HA Annual Conference 2026: call for papers
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Primary History 101
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
05 Editorial (Read article)
06 Animals who help us: teaching past and present in EYFS – Kate Rigby (Read article)
09 Student teacher experiences at the Historical Association Conference 2025 – Charlotte Deacon, Amy Cuthbert and Sarah Tinsley (Read article)
12 She sells seashells by the seashore: teaching Mary Anning...
Primary History 101
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History Teacher Development Programme
Autumn 2025 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
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Subject Leader Development Programme
Autumn 2025 cohort
Welcome to the Historical Association's online course for developing subject leadership in history teaching. Led by a team of 6 experienced subject leaders, including Hugh Richards, Sharon Aninakwa, Ruth Lingard, David Hibbert, Elizabeth Carr and Catherine Priggs, this course will equip history leaders fully for the demands of the role and...
Subject Leader Development Programme
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Teacher Fellowship programme: The Caribbean, Monarchy and Legacies of Empire
Teacher Fellowship programme 2025
Although twelve Caribbean colonies gained independence during Elizabeth II's reign, only four opted to become republics (most recently Barbados, in 2021) and eight retain the British monarch as head of state to this day. Emphasising Caribbean sources and perspectives, this Teacher Fellowship programme examines the role of the British monarchy in the...
Teacher Fellowship programme: The Caribbean, Monarchy and Legacies of Empire
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History Teacher Development Programme
Spring 2025 cohort
The History Teacher Development Programme is an online course aimed at history teachers who want to re-focus their attention on teaching ambitious and rigorous history.
Are you a relatively new teacher coming to the end of your ECT years?
Are you a more experienced teacher who wants to re-engage with...
History Teacher Development Programme
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Subject Leader Development Programme
Summer 2025 cohort
Welcome to the Historical Association's online course for developing subject leadership in history teaching. Led by a team of 6 experienced subject leaders, including Hugh Richards, Sharon Aninakwa, Ruth Lingard, David Hibbert, Elizabeth Carr and Catherine Priggs, this course will equip history leaders fully for the demands of the role and...
Subject Leader Development Programme
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Teacher Fellowship programme: Henry on Tour: Teaching the royal progresses of Henry VIII
Teacher Fellowship programme 2025
With an emphasis on sustained professional development, the HA Teacher Fellowship programme aims to bring teachers up to date with the latest historical research and how to apply this in their teaching. We are delighted to be running this funded Teacher Fellowship programme in partnership with the AHRC-funded Henry on...
Teacher Fellowship programme: Henry on Tour: Teaching the royal progresses of Henry VIII
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The Medlicott Medal
HA Awards
Our annual award the Medlicott Medal is awarded to individuals for outstanding services and current contributions to history.
The Medlicott winner is notified in advance of their win so that they can give a talk. The Historical Association's annual event is becoming a must for local, educational and academic historians....
The Medlicott Medal
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History journal: State of the field
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The 'State of the Field' articles featured in History survey the current landscape of specific historical research areas, and consideration of how these fields might develop in the future. These articles are integral to the journal's broad chronological and geographical coverage, highlighting both established and emerging areas of historical inquiry....
History journal: State of the field
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Young Historian Awards 2024 – the winners
16th September 2024
Spirit of Normandy Trust Senior
Vivaan Davda – The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
Spirit of Normandy Trust Key Stage 3
Joshua Broadbent – Royal Grammar School, Guildford
Spirit of Normandy Trust Primary
Salisbury Cathedral School
Best School History Magazine [sponsored by the Mid-Trent and Mercia Branch]
St Alban’s School
Stockport...
Young Historian Awards 2024 – the winners
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Living on the Silk Roads: Voices from Dunhuang
Historian article
In Autumn 2024, the British Library will mount an exhibition exploring the stories of the people who inhabited or passed through the oasis town of Dunhuang during the first millennium. Located in modern-day Gansu province, in northwest China, Dunhuang was originally established as a garrison town and became an important commercial...
Living on the Silk Roads: Voices from Dunhuang
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History 392
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 111, Issue 392
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...
History 392
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History 389
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 110, Issue 389
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
Invited...
History 389
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Plymouth Branch Programme
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website: http://www.ha-plymouth.org.uk
contact: Alan H. Cousins
1 Russell Court, Russell Close, Saltash PL12 4LZ, Tel. 01752 843750
a.cousins345@btinternet.com
Meetings are open to all and are free for national or local members of the Historical Association, and for University of Plymouth students. The “Liberation Line” talk on October 7...
Plymouth Branch Programme
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Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Mrs A Wagstaff 020 8777 7742 BeckenhamHA@uclmail.net
Entry to meetings is free for HA members and £2 for visitors.
Associate membership of the branch is £14 for 2025/2026 or £24 with our monthly news bulletin, the Beckenham Historian.
All meetings take place at 7.30 p.m. in Christ...
Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Bolton Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Mrs Melissa Wright mwright@boltonschool.org.uk 07912369060
All talks start at 6.30pm on the first Monday of the month (except Sept & Jan), and takes place in the Sutcliffe Suite, Bolton School Girls’ Division, Bolton School, Chorley New Road, Bolton BL1 4PA. Free parking is available in the Girls...
Bolton Branch Programme
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New Multi Academy Trust History Leads Network
Open to all MAT history leads
New: Multi Academy Trust History Leads Network
The HA is teaming up with a group of history leads across different Multi Academy Trusts to re-ignite a network group dedicated to those leading history across a trust. The network will meet 3 times per year, twice online and once in-person, and meetings will...
New Multi Academy Trust History Leads Network
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Bournemouth, Christchurch, & Poole Branch Programme
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There is an admission charge of £5 for non- HA members and £3 for students at Monday lectures. Associate membership of the branch is £20 per year.
Monday evening lectures take place at 7.25 pm at the West Cliff Hotel, Durley Chine Rd BH2 5JS. Free parking is available in the...
Bournemouth, Christchurch, & Poole Branch Programme
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Oxford Branch Programme
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For any further information, please contact Dr Vivienne Larminie, branch secretary, email vivienne.larminie@history.ox.ac.uk
HA members free, non-members £2 per meeting. Annual associate membership £10 individual, £15 joint (living at same address), full-time students under 30, £6. School groups £10 per group.
Oxford Branch Programme 2025-26
Wednesday, 11 February 2026...
Oxford Branch Programme
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History 391
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 110, Issue 391
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...
History 391
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Swansea Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Liz McSloy FHA, Branch Secretary historyliz1565@yahoo.com 07810 304616
All meetings take place at the National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3RD at 11am.
The museum does not have a car park but there are a number of pay and display car parks within easy walking distance...
Swansea Branch Programme
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History 393
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 110, Issue 393
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...
History 393
