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The Historian 128: The Sykes-Picot agreement
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial
6 A precious jewel: English Calais, 1347-1558 - Dan Spencer (Read article)
11 The President's Column
12 Britain: the regional battlefields that helped to create a nation - Geoffrey Carter (Read article)
17 St Peter's-ad-murum, Bradwelljuxta-Mare - Marie Paterson (Read article)
18 The Sykes-Picot agreement and lines...
The Historian 128: The Sykes-Picot agreement
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 11
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Renaissance Art - Carol David
6 Finding My Inspiration - Lucy Dean
10 Sanu's last Voyage - Ray Balkwill
13 Glynn Vivian - Andrew Green
15 A Vision of Angels - Dr John Law
17 Gwen Johns - Kenza Eastwood
18 A Gift of Sunlight...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 11
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Interpreting Agincourt: KS3 Scheme of Work
Scheme of Work
2015 was a year of anniversaries. As part of our funded commemoration projects surrounding the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, we commissioned this scheme of work looking at interpretations of the battle and period, particularly aimed at pupils in Key Stage 3.
It comes with a complete resource...
Interpreting Agincourt: KS3 Scheme of Work
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Public Speaking Guide
Article
The Principles of Becoming an Effective Public Speaker
Public speaking, debating and formulating an argument are key skills that all students should have the opportunity to learn and gain experience of. As well as fostering intellectual curiosity and rigour and a deeper understanding of the questions and issues that history...
Public Speaking Guide
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WWI primary book reviews: The Christmas Truce and Where the Poppies Now Grow
Two illustrated stories of the First World War by Hilary Robinson & Martin Impey
The Christmas Truce
‘It's Christmas Eve 1914. A group of tired soldiers start singing Stille Nacht. Soldiers the other side of No Man's Land respond with Silent Night. The next day, soldiers on both sides put down their weapons and celebrate Christmas Day with a friendly football match.'
This heart-warming...
WWI primary book reviews: The Christmas Truce and Where the Poppies Now Grow
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Primary History regular features
Multipage Article
Primary History magazine runs a number of useful regular features for primary teachers and history coordinators, including Ideas for Assemblies, One of my Favourite History Places and pull-out posters for the primary classroom. You can access and download current and previous editions of these via the links below.
Primary History regular features
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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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Support your branch: FAQs
Volunteering to help your local branch
Our local branches are all run by volunteers. Joining your local branch committee can be a wonderful way to get more involved with history.
What roles are there within each branch?
Each branch has three formal branch officers: the Chair (or President), the Branch Secretary and the Branch Treasurer.
Alongside those...
Support your branch: FAQs
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Become a sponsor
Develop client relationships & grow your business
The Historical Association is many different things, a charity, a subject association for history and a membership organisation. With that we bring together many different people with a love of history. We have over 20,000 members and a paid subscription of over 10000.
The HA can help you develop client...
Become a sponsor
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Become a Quality Mark School: Primary
The Historical Association Quality Mark for History
The Historical Association Quality Mark (QM) is all about recognition of the excellent history provision you the teacher, your department and your school offer young people.
The Quality Mark provides a framework for success whether you are looking to gain the acknowledgement you deserve, or whether you are looking to...
Become a Quality Mark School: Primary
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Become a Quality Mark School: Secondary
The Historical Association Quality Mark
The Historical Association Quality Mark (QM) is all about recognition of the excellent history provision you the teacher, your department and your school offer young people.
The Quality Mark provides a framework for success whether you are looking to gain the acknowledgement you deserve, or whether you are looking to...
Become a Quality Mark School: Secondary
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Using the back cover image: Oxford Street in the 1960s
Primary History feature
Photographs are very useful and productive documents when teaching history. They provide a snapshot of the past such as this one from just outside Selfridges on Oxford Street in London c.1962-64. Combined with further images from Heritage Explorer, clips from Pathé News, extracts from the 1911 Census, locally gathered images...
Using the back cover image: Oxford Street in the 1960s
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Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bronze Age?
Primary History article
It’s September 1992 and in Dover archaeologists from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust are working alongside construction workers when six metres below ground they find some waterlogged planks. Thankfully, an expert in maritime archaeology is on site and he recognises that this could be a lot more than abandoned timber. Uncovering...
Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bronze Age?
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Ideas for Assemblies: Anniversaries
Article
For this issue I have selected an eclectic range of anniversaries. Some are to do with travel and exploration, showing the human spirit of endeavour and wanting to find out more, like Christopher Columbus' epic voyage across the Atlantic, even if, as we now know, the Vikings went before him...
Ideas for Assemblies: Anniversaries
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Teaching the Ancient Greeks
Primary History article
Ancient Greece has been part of the primary national curriculum since its inception in 1991 so you may already have a viable scheme of work and classroom resources in place. However, this is not a reason for eschewing the opportunity to review what you are doing, especially to explore how...
Teaching the Ancient Greeks
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What makes good local history?
Primary History article
Everywhere has a past and learning how to capitalise on that for primary history can be both rewarding and challenging. Not only are aspects of the local area's history a requirement in their own right at both key stages, but these aspects can also help to tell the national story,...
What makes good local history?
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A-Level Topic Guide: The Cold War
Multipage Article
The Cold War is a popular area of study at A-level across the examination boards. Whichever board you are studying with and whatever the focus of your study unit, the resources in this module will support you as you develop your subject knowledge, write essays and revise.
This unit is available to view by Student...
A-Level Topic Guide: The Cold War
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Planning for 'Changes within Living Memory'
Primary History article
While changes to the Key Stage 1 subject content are not as extensive as Key Stage 2 it is necessary to be aware of the changing emphasis within the different themes. ‘Changes within Living Memory' has a couple of key issues to be aware of. First, ‘living memory' refers to...
Planning for 'Changes within Living Memory'
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Whole-school planning for progression
Primary History article
The challenge for subject leaders and school leadership teams continues to be managing the tension between what history has to offer your vision for learning and your children's entitlement to a high-quality history education. The new national curriculum has ensured that this year you have had a close look at...
Whole-school planning for progression
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Role play and the past
Primary History article
The role-play area is often the most popular feature of a foundation stage classroom. For children, it's a source of great fun; for Early Years teachers, it is a wonderful way to develop pupils' language, communication and social development skills. An effective role-play area can also be instrumental in helping...
Role play and the past
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Primary History 71
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial
05 HA Primary News
06 Using role-play to develop young children's understanding of the past - Helen Crawford (Read article)
08 Whole-school planning for progression: How do we do the best for our children and for history? - Hilary Pegum and Nicola Davies (Read article)
14 Planning for...
Primary History 71
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 6
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:Margaret McCloy - Letter from the EditorAndrew Green - Wales Coast PathCopper Ore Barques SponsorsMark Williams - The Falkland IslandsTrevor Fishlock - AfghanistanEna Niedergang - Griffith John and WuhanRobert Leonard - Peripatetic PottersJohn Ashley - Ethiopian TravelsSid Kidwell - Edgar EvansDr Fred Cowley -...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 6
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 4
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:From the EditorNineteenth Century FactsThe Cry for Meaning, Richard NyeThe Nineteenth CenturyThe Merthyr Rising, Steffan ap-DaffydPembrokeshire Slate in the 19th Century, Alan John RichardsAnn of Swansea, Caroline FranklinBook Review, Neath Antiquarian Volume 2Stalin, Hitler and Mr JonesLetter and Book ReviewRobert Burns 1759 - 1796,...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 4
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Careers with History
Multipage Article
A history degree equips you with many skills that are attractive to employers.
History is actually very practical, because it involves:
Learning about people – how they interact, the motives and emotions that can tear people apart into rival factions or help them to work together for a common cause (useful...
Careers with History
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Teacher Fellowship Programme: The Cold War in the Classroom
Teacher Fellowship Programme 2017
Course lead: Ben Walsh Academic lead: Dr Jessica Reinisch (Birkbeck)
The 2017 Teacher Fellowship Programme focused on the history and historiography of the Cold War. The course was taught by historians at Birkbeck College London in collaboration with the Historical Association. The programme was fully funded.
The course provided opportunities to make sense...
Teacher Fellowship Programme: The Cold War in the Classroom
