Historian
Historian membership of the HA is for everyone who loves history. Support our important work and also enjoy a packed calendar of talks, walks and visits through our local branch network, our quarterly magazine The Historian with readable in-depth articles from history experts, plus our library of 350 podcasts. Find out about membership
History news
What's happening at the HA and in the world of history
- Your HA Virtual Branch
- Disability History Month 2025
- Remembrance Day 2025
- Virtual Branch Recording: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
- Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010
- Students’ local history stories
- The 1789 French Revolution – not just a revolution in France
- Virtual Branch Recording: Magna Carta
- Witchcraft, Werewolves and Magic in European History: on-demand short course
- Recorded Webinar: Explore Historian Membership
- HA News, Autumn 2025
- 1066 revisited: drama, history, and the Bayeux Tapestry
- Virtual Branch Recording: The Lines we Draw
- The HA Annual Awards evening 2025
- The Historian 166: Out now
Events
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12 NovBranch
Emerging from the mud: The discovery of Roman Bath
Branch: Bristol
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12 NovBranch
Caribbean and West African lives in British ports: The 1921 census, black communities and economic migration in interwar Britain.
Branch: Cardiff
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12 NovLocal / Community
The Swords of the Unknown Soldier
Region: Yorkshire and Humber
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12 NovBranch
‘JFK: the History of a Mystery’
Branch: Taunton Deane
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The Historian
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From 'The Historian' magazine
- In conversation with Lyndal Roper
- James Macpherson: a Scottish Robin Hood
- Doing history: Contemporary narratives and the legacy of the Dagenham Ford Factory Strike of 1968