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Primary History 81
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
08 Riding along on my pushbike… exploring transport in EYFS – Helen Crawford (Read article)
11 Three first-class ladies – teaching significant individuals in Key Stage 1: Harriet Quimby, Hilda Hewlett and Bessie Coleman – Karin Doull (Read article)
17 Assessment and feedback in...
Primary History 81
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The Historian 140: A Shared History
The magazine of the Historical Association
Contents
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
8 Civil Rights: 1968 and Northern Ireland – Jim McBride (Read article)
13 Dr Joseph Parry: the story of Wales’ greatest composer – Colin Wheldon James (Read article)
18 National distinctions entirely laid aside?: British history through the eyes of Welsh writers in the...
The Historian 140: A Shared History
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History 359
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 104, Issue 359
Guest editors: Catherine Kelly and Joan Tumblety
Articles
Medical Doctors and Persuasion: Introduction (pp 5-18),Catherine Kelly, Joan Tumblety – Free access
Surgery, Identity and Embodied Emotion: John Bell, James Gregory and the Edinburgh ‘Medical War’ (pp 19-41), Michael Brown – Open access
‘Upon my word, I do not see the use of...
History 359
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History 326
The Journal of the Historical Association
Articles1. Disraeli, Derby and the Suez Canal, 1875: Some Myths Reassessed (pages 182-203) - Geoffrey Hicks2. Labour Identities of the Coalfield: The General Election of 1931 in County Durham (pages 204-229) Hester Barron3. Living Up to Lenin: Leadership Culture and the Spanish Communist Party, 1920-1939 (pages 230-255) - Tim Rees4....
History 326
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International relations at GCSE... they just can't get enough of it
Teaching History article
There is no reason why pupils of so-called ‘average’ and ‘below-average ability’ cannot both understand and enjoy studying complicated international events. Indeed, in the interests of inclusion and raised standards, it is vital that they do. Our Letters Pages in the last two editions captured something of the history teaching...
International relations at GCSE... they just can't get enough of it
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New, Novice or Nervous? 173: including BME history in the curriculum
The quick guide to the ‘no-quick-fix’
This page is for those new to the published writings of history teachers. Each problem you wrestle with, other teachers have wrestled with too. Quick fixes don’t exist. But in others’ writing, you’ll find something better: conversations in which history teachers have debated or tackled your problems – conversations which any history teacher...
New, Novice or Nervous? 173: including BME history in the curriculum
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Identity in history: why it matters and must be addressed!
Teaching History journal article
Sophia Nzeribe Nascimento, a mixed-race teacher working in a diverse London school, set out to explore her students’ assumptions about who historians are. While her own ethnicity and gender may have convinced at least some of her students that history is not exclusively the preserve of old white men, she...
Identity in history: why it matters and must be addressed!
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Here ends the lesson: shaping lesson conclusions
Teaching History journal article
Reflecting on her efforts to improve her trainee’s lesson conclusions, Paula Worth decided to brush up her own. A journey of self-evaluation led her to revisit the Cambridge Conclusions Project. Through its lens, she judged her own lesson conclusions wanting. Worth examines the way in which the final episode of...
Here ends the lesson: shaping lesson conclusions
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Cunning Plan 173: using Black Tudors as a window into Tudor England
Teaching History journal feature
On 29 September 2018 I was fortunate enough to get involved with a collaborative project with Dr Miranda Kaufmann, the Historical Association, Schools History Project, and a brilliant group of people from different backgrounds all committed to teaching about black Tudors. In this short piece, I will share how I...
Cunning Plan 173: using Black Tudors as a window into Tudor England
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History 358
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 103, Issue 358
Access all articles online (you first need to be logged in to the HA website and subscribed to History)
Subversive Acts: The Early Charters of the Borough of Beverley (pp 719-736), David X Carpenter Richard Sharpe
Early American and Contemporary European Conceptions of the Nation, 1763–1789 (pp 737-757), Dean Kostantaras
Man about Town: Victorian Night Life...
History 358
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Podcast Series: The British Empire 1800-Present
Multipage Article
An HA Podcasted History of the British Empire 1800-Present featuring Dr Seán Lang of Anglia Ruskin University, Dr John Stuart of Kingston University London, Professor A. J. Stockwell and Dr Larry Butler of the University of East Anglia.
Podcast Series: The British Empire 1800-Present
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Podcast Series: The British Empire 1600-1800
The British Empire
An HA Podcasted History of the early British Empire featuring Professor Trevor Burnard of the University of Warwick, Professor Stephen Conway of University College London, Dr Jon Wilson of King's College London, Professor Gad Heuman of the University of Warwick.
Podcast Series: The British Empire 1600-1800
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The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Europe
Historian article
The riches of surviving Anglo-Saxon manuscripts showcased in a fabulous new exhibition at the British Library emphasises the essential interconnections between England and the Continent.
The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Europe
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Out and About in Ryedale
Historian feature
Tom Pickles explores Ryedale in Yorkshire, where an extraordinary network of churches bears witness to the social, political, and religious transformations of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Out and About in Ryedale
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Alfred versus the Viking Great Army
Historian article
Stunning archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the reign of Alfred the Great and his struggles with the Vikings, revealing the might of the Viking armies and the international connections of his kingdom.
Alfred versus the Viking Great Army
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New light on Rendlesham
Historian article
New research at a royal palace site close to Sutton Hoo poses fresh questions about the nature of the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Christopher Scull and Tom Williamson look at how landscape studies can change our understanding of early English royal rule.
New light on Rendlesham
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The Historian 139: The Anglo-Saxons
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 New light on Rendlesham: lordship and landscape in East Anglia, 400-800 – Christopher Scull and Tom Williamson (Read article)
12 The Venerable Bede: recent research – Conor O’Brien (Read article)
16 Alfred versus the Viking Great Army – Caitlin Ellis (Read article)
23 The President’s Column...
The Historian 139: The Anglo-Saxons
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History 325
The Journal of the Historical Association
Articles1. Fiction as History: The Black Death and Beyond (pages 3-23) - John Hatcher2. Tudor: What's in a Name? (pages 24-42) - C. S. L. Davies3. Chartism, Bronterre O'Brien and the ‘Luminous Political Example of America' (pages 43-69)- Michael Turner4. The ‘Bandon Valley Massacre' as a Historical Problem (pages 70-98)...
History 325
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Tracking pupil progress
Primary History article
Assessment issues crop up with regularity in the pages of this journal. They have also been mentioned frequently in inspections and in the schools assessed for the Quality Mark.
The problem with some of the recommendations is that they anticipate massive amounts of time and energy being devoted to it...
Tracking pupil progress
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To boldly go: exploring the explorers
Primary History article
Exploration and a curiosity about the world are key human characteristics that have shaped and continue to shape our behaviour. Nowhere is this more true than with younger children who relish the opportunity to investigate their environment and all it contains. Promoting this natural curiosity and introducing stimulating challenge should...
To boldly go: exploring the explorers
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Ordinary Roman life
Primary History article
How do we make connections with past lives through authentic artefacts? My research evidence suggests that pupils do not really like having to imagine they are an evacuee or a Roman (for example), but do like engaging with and thinking about the reality of past lives. It has been surprising...
Ordinary Roman life
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Elizabethan times: Just banquets and fun?
Primary History article
Although much of the Key Stage 2 history curriculum relates to the period before 1066, we are expected to include 'a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066' (DfE, 2013,p.5)
This raises two questions:a) How can a post-1066 topic be related...
Elizabethan times: Just banquets and fun?
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Castles: distinguishing fact and fiction in the early years curriculum
Primary History article
Castles is a popular topic which fits well into the expectations for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum. This article focuses on suggestions for the EYFS but there are links in the resources section for Key Stage 1 articles previously published. If you are...
Castles: distinguishing fact and fiction in the early years curriculum
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Primary History 80
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
08 Castles: distinguishing fact and fiction in the early years curriculum – Sue Temple (Read article)
12 Ordinary Roman life: using authentic artefacts to achieve meaning – Hugh Moore (Read article)
14 Good practice in primary history: celebrating outstanding history teaching through the...
Primary History 80
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Civil Rights: 1968 and Northern Ireland
Historian article
Jim McBride looks at the growing demand for equal civil rights for the Catholic population of Northern Ireland through the 1960s, which led to the resignation of Terence O’Neill in 1969.
Civil Rights: 1968 and Northern Ireland
