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
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010
- HA Honorary Fellows 2026
- The Wolfson History Prize 2026 Shortlist – and the HA connection
- Young Historian Awards 2026 – the winners
- Black History Month 2026: Honouring Our Communities
- The Uprising: bringing the events of 1381 to the big screen
- The HA conference visit to Lindisfarne
- HA Conference 2027 in Stratford-upon-Avon
- The Medlicott Medal 2026
- HA News, Summer 2026
- Virtual Branch recording: Crusader Castles
- HA short course: The World of the Normans
- The Historian 170: Out now
- The Big Summer Read
Events
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14 OctBranch
John Buchan: the Extraordinary Man Behind The Thirty-Nine Steps
Branch: Taunton Deane
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14 OctCPD
HA Webinar: An introduction to HA Chartered Teacher
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14 OctBranch
Why did Men wear Wigs in 17th Century Europe?
Branch: Bristol
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15 OctBranch
Christopher Wren from Astronomer to Architect
Branch: West Wiltshire
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The Historian
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From 'The Historian' magazine
- Relief and resistance in Imre Kiralfy’s siege of Peking (1901)
- Out and about: The Witney Blanket Mills
Branches
Filmed talks
- Recorded webinar: Edward the Confessor: Normans before Conquest
- Boudicca: facts, fictions and archaeology
On-demand short courses
Membership
What's on
- Historian events calendar – Autumn 2026
- The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans and the End of the Slave Trade
- Webinar series: The Forgotten Generations – Black British experience in the RAF from 1918
Film series
- Film: Power and Protest in Ireland – 1714 to 1785
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010