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  • How an atlas and a very old map can help us make sense of the ancient Greeks

      Primary History article
    The ancient Greeks were a maritime people – they travelled and traded vast distances by sea, but rarely left sight of land. They were also a very divided nation. Separate city states fiercely guarded their independence, only uniting [sometimes!] to fight against a common enemy like the Persians. The Greeks all...
    How an atlas and a very old map can help us make sense of the ancient Greeks

  • Recorded Webinar: Female slave-ownership in 18th and 19 century Britain

      Article
    Recorded Webinar: Female slave-ownership in 18th and 19 century Britain

  • Film: The ladies-in-waiting who served the six wives of Henry VIII

      Virtual Branch
    Every queen had ladies-in-waiting. Her confidantes and chaperones, they are the forgotten agents of the Tudor court. Experts at survival, negotiating the competing demands of their families and their queen, the ladies-in-waiting of Henry VIII’s wives were far more than decorative ‘extras’: they were serious political players who changed the...
    Film: The ladies-in-waiting who served the six wives of Henry VIII

  • One of my favourite history places: Oakham Castle

      Primary History feature
    Standing by the stocks in the historic Buttercross of the market-town of Oakham, it would be easy to miss the hidden gem of Norman architecture that lies just a few metres away. Oakham Castle may be far removed from the traditional image of knights and castles, but there is something...
    One of my favourite history places: Oakham Castle

  • The Medlicott Medal 2025

      30th April 2025
    The Historical Association is delighted to announce that the Medlicott Medal 2025 will be awarded to Dr Christine Counsell. The award seeks to recognise individuals from a diversity of backgrounds in their service to history. Christine will be known to many at the HA, as throughout her career she has...
    The Medlicott Medal 2025

  • The International Journal Volume 3 Number 2

      Journal
    International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 3 Number 2 July 2003 ISSN 1472 - 9466 Editorial Keith Crawford - The Role and Purpose of Textbooks   Articles Jason Nicholls  - Methods in School Textbook Research   Penelope Harnett - History in the Primary School: the Contribution of...
    The International Journal Volume 3 Number 2

  • Anniversary: Festival of Britain 1951

      Primary History article
    The Festival of Britain was held 70 years ago. For many this provided a boost for the country after the deprivations of World War II and the economic struggles afterwards. It was designed to be educational and was held 100 years after the Great Exhibition. It was designed to show pride...
    Anniversary: Festival of Britain 1951

  • Exploring the past through active enquiry

      Primary History article
    Story and enquiry – that’s what I think of when considering history. The stories of events and people pull you into the past and stories generate a curiosity that encourages exploration. ‘Finding out’ is central to what we do in history. Our early-years classrooms must provide vibrant and challenging environments...
    Exploring the past through active enquiry

  • Thinking from the inside: je suis le roi

      Teaching History article
    Dale Banham and Ian Dawson show how active learning deepens students’ understanding of attitudes and reactions to the Norman Conquest. At the same time they build a bold argument for active learning, including a direct strike at the two most common objections to it. Many teachers still see it as...
    Thinking from the inside: je suis le roi

  • Recorded webinar: Ordinary people - Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

      Recorded webinar
    Recorded webinar: Ordinary people - Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

  • Young Quills Awards 2015

      Multipage Article
    The ‘Young Quills' Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. The competition is for books that tell a story with a strong and accurate historical setting. There are two categories divided according...
    Young Quills Awards 2015

  • Ten texts for the Platinum Jubilee

      Primary History article
    With the Platinum Jubilee approaching later this year and celebrations planned for June 2022, here is a round-up of ten fiction and non-fiction books which will help you plan and find resources for your school celebrations...
    Ten texts for the Platinum Jubilee

  • The Queen in procession

      Primary History article
    Today’s children in reception and nursery were probably not born at the last jubilee and it is possible that they will not remember this one, nevertheless they will have the chance to be part of this historic occasion. If we help prepare them to understand what is going to happen...
    The Queen in procession

  • Jubilee medals: celebration and creation

      Primary History article
    The Queen’s jubilee is a great opportunity to explore a huge range of concepts with EYFS children, and what better way to celebrate the experience than by creating your own celebration medals and to wear them in your own celebrations, as a continuation of the celebrations of so many years past....
    Jubilee medals: celebration and creation

  • Ukraine, children and schools

      Primary History article
    Children of different ages and maturity will have different levels of understanding and capacity for processing the information unfolding in Ukraine. Children under the age of five may have a very limited understanding of the conflict in Ukraine. If your young child asks you a question about what is happening, you...
    Ukraine, children and schools

  • Female migration to Australia

      Primary History article
    The Hyde Park Barracks, in Sydney, has a layered history. Designed by Francis Greenway (a convict architect) it was built between 1817 and 1819 by convict labour. Over the next three decades an estimated 50,000 male convicts passed through – some stayed for years, others days or only hours before...
    Female migration to Australia

  • Year 7 pupils collaboratively design an historical game about a medieval peasant

      Teaching History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Jacques Haenen and Hanneke Tuithof describe an activity that they developed for pupils as part of an initial teacher education course. Teams of Year 7 pupils were given a structure and guidelines within which they...
    Year 7 pupils collaboratively design an historical game about a medieval peasant

  • The Normans

      Topic Pack
    This Topic Pack gives you a brief summary on the Normans.
    The Normans

  • The Royal Historical Society (RHS)

      History Network
    The Royal Historical Society (RHS)

  • Sources for the Great Fire of London and its context

      Primary History feature
    Nina Sprigge reveals two interesting sources that can supplement teaching the Fire of London.   Fire of London: fundraising for refugees The receipt on the back cover provides evidence of national fundraising in 1666. It is touching that people from Cowfold, a little village outside London, cared enough to want to...
    Sources for the Great Fire of London and its context

  • One of my favourite history places: Eyam

      Primary History feature
    Imagine……… walking down the street and crossing the road to avoid having to talk to a friend……. declining a friend’s invitation to enter her house…... feeling angry and trapped that you cannot travel away from your home….  Are such feelings familiar to you during the coronavirus crisis?  Maybe they are – but I am...
    One of my favourite history places: Eyam

  • The International Journal Volume 2 Number 2

      Journal
    International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 2, Number 2 July 2002 Letting the Past Speak Contributor John Fines (1938-1999) An obituary by Jon Nichol 3 Introduction 5 1 History In Schools 1. What is History for in Schools? 6 2. The Respect that is Owed to the...
    The International Journal Volume 2 Number 2

  • Recorded webinar: Using 'One Day' to explore the actions that helped to lead to the Holocaust and actions of genocide

      HA Webinar
    This year's Holocaust Memorial Day the theme is 'One Day'. In this webinar with historian Paula Kitching, we will use the one day Wannsee Conference of January 1942 to help explore the actions of the perpetrators, the Holocaust victims and how decision making by people can lead to genocide. This...
    Recorded webinar: Using 'One Day' to explore the actions that helped to lead to the Holocaust and actions of genocide

  • Exploring the Rollright Stones as part of your Stone Age to Iron Age study

      Primary History article
    Those teaching the Stone Age to Iron Age will be aware that the range of sources can be seen as rather narrow largely because of the absence of written records. It often means resorting to artefacts and monuments. This article explores one stone site and how it can be used as...
    Exploring the Rollright Stones as part of your Stone Age to Iron Age study

  • One of my favourite history places: the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum

      Primary History feature
    This certainly represents one of the more unusual in the ‘My favourite place’ series: a hospital for the mentally ill for the poorer sections of society. Buildings such as this, however, were often imposing structures with fine architecture and an important history. With a growing recognition of the importance of...
    One of my favourite history places: the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum