Branch Programmes

The HA has over 40 local branches throughout the UK who organise their own programmes of historical lectures and activities, and collectively put on a programme of around 350 history events every year featuring leading historians and researchers. Branch events are open to both members and non-members and are a great way to socialise and meet other people from your local community who share an interest in history.
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Each branch has its own arrangements on entry costs most don't require booking but please check before attending. Most events are listed in the HA web calendar and you can submit your own events (requires login). 

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  • Conwy Borough Branch Programme

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    Branch Contact: Gemma Campbell conwyboroughha@gmail.com    Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at Sheldons, 8 Penrhyn Rd, Colwyn Bay LL29 8LG unless otherwise stated.  Refreshments will be available to purchase (payment not included with the talk).   Doors open at 6.30 for refreshments and networking, talks begin at...

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  • Edinburgh & the East of Scotland Branch Programme

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    Branch contact: All enquiries to branch secretary Katie Hunter katie_hunter@outlook.com   Edinburgh and the East of Scotland Branch Programme 2025  Monday 27 January 2025, 6pmFootball’s Scots: The Hidden History of an Entire Footballing Nation Ged O’Brien, teacher, museum curator and sports historian.Venue: Edinburgh University, Old Medical School quadrangle on Teviot Place (known...

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  • East Sussex Branch Programme

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    For all branch enquiries please contact Dr John Oliphant at john@johnoliphant.net or telephone 07910 672 131 All meetings will be held from 7-9 pm in the large upstairs room at Bibendum, 1 Grange Road, Eastbourne BN21 4EU, a short walk from the railway station. Entry is free to members, and visitor...

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  • Ealing Branch Programme

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    Branch contact: All enquiries to Dr Philip Woods philipgwoods@outlook.com tel. 07922046578 Venue: All talks (with the exception of November meeting) start at 7.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month, and take place at Ealing Green Church, The Green, Ealing, W5 5QT. For details of transport and parking please see...

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  • Leicester Branch Programme

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    Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2024-25  Leicester Chair: Annabelle Larsen leicesterha@gmail.com Northampton Chair: David Waller david@davidwaller.org.uk Most talks will be on the second Tuesday of the month, 18.00-19.30.    ** POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 2025** David Waller, University of Northampton. ‘The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election in Historical Perspective’....

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  • Tyneside Branch Programme

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    Tyneside Branch Programme  For all enquiries about the branch please contact Claire Baker hatynesidebranch@gmail.com  Upcoming events will be posted when they are available.

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  • Cardiff Branch Programme

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    Cardiff Branch Programme 2025 "The Crusade Text as Commemorative Artefact: Recent Developments and Future Directions in the Study of the Memorialisation of Crusading"    Wednesday 19th February 2025Time: 7pm Venue: Via Zoom Description: How medieval societies remembered the protagonists and events of the crusading era represents one of the major developments in crusades scholarship...

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  • Bristol Branch Programme

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    Please contact Mary Feerick Secretary Maryfeerick58@gmail.com or 0117 9442898 for further details. Annual branch membership is £15. All lectures are free to National HA members as well as University of Bristol staff & all students. Guests pay £5 on the door for a single lecture. Further details are available on...

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  • Taunton Deane Branch Programme

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    Branch Contact: All enquiries to Mr Geoff Bisson gb@queenscollege.org.uk  tel. 01823 353749 Venue: All talks start at 7.30pm on Wednesdays and take place in the Birchall Hall, Queen's College, Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS unless otherwise stated. There is free car parking on site. Associate Membership: £10 per year. Talks...

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  • Reading Branch Programme

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    All enquiries to Chris Sexton – sexton44@gmail.com   Tel 01344 779321 or 07957 184342 HA members, students and school pupils free. Non-members visitors £3. Associate branch membership £10 per annum. Venue: Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW. Suppers precede each lecture from 6pm – cost £20 per person – are...

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  • Hull & East Riding Branch Programme

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    The Hull and East Riding branch meets at the Nordic Centre (The Danish Church), Osborne Street, HULL. HU1 2PN. This is a five-minute walk from the train, coach and bus Interchange. There is a small car park, free to all attending events, and parking on Osborne Street is quite easy....

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  • Oxford Branch Programme

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    For any further information, please contact Dr Vivienne Larminie, branch secretary, email vivienne.larminie@history.ox.ac.uk  HA members free, non-members £2 per meeting. Annual associate membership £10 individual, £15 joint (living at same address), full-time students under 30, £6. School groups £10 per group. Oxford Branch Programme 2025 Monday 10 February4.30pm at Wychwood...

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  • Hertfordshire Branch Programme

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    Meetings are held at the Backhouse Room, 116 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6SZ at 3.00pm Meetings are free for members, £3 for visitors. Associate branch membership £15 per season. For more information contact Barbara Wiltshire barbarag.wiltshire@btinternet.com or telephone 01438 716020 Hertfordshire Branch Programme 2025 Saturday January 11th, 2025Did Victorian England...

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  • Exeter & District Branch Programme

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    Programme 2025 Wednesday 26 March 2025, 6-7.30pm Queen’s Lecture Theatre 4.2, University of Exeter Nicholas Orme Public Lecture 2025, presented by the Centre for Medieval Studies Medieval Lived Religion: The Complex Lives of Medieval Ritual Objects Speaker: Prof. Roberta Gilchrist (University of Reading) Preceded by a postgraduate research symposium (13h-15h,...

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  • York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme

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    All enquiries to Elizabeth McCulloch, Elizabeth.McCulloch@boothamschool.com  07884 435 701 Talks free to members, £2 for visitors.     York & North Yorkshire Branch Programme 2025-26     Autumn Term Monday Sept 29th 2025 4.30-6pm at the Castle Museum. Room to be confirmed. The History of Dress Dr. Bethan Bide at the University...

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  • Gloucestershire Branch Programme

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    Contact details – Janet Graham at histassocglos@gmail.com or Robert Sutton on 01242 574889 Members and students free entry to all talks, visitors £4 entrance fee. Venues for most talks are the University of Gloucestershire either in Cheltenham or Gloucester. Directions can be found on the university website – www.glos.ac.uk Some talks...

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  • Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme

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    For any branch enquiries please telephone Marie Davidson on 0141 956 1172 All meetings are held at 11am on the second Saturday of the month at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church Observatory Road, Glasgow West End G12 9AR.  Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme 2025 11 January 2025 The Blitz...

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  • Buckinghamshire Branch Programme

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    Branch contact: Terry Bloxham (Hon Secretary), Tel: 07952 703535 | E-mail: secretarybucksha@gmail.com Meetings are being held on Wednesdays at 8.00 pm online through Zoom(excepting the June event which will be in person) Cost: Admission to meetings is free to full and associate members of the Historical Association. Visitors and Students WELCOME and donations...

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  • Chichester Branch Programme

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    Enquiries to Mr Alex Bristow alexjbristow@outlook.com  01903 505554 Meetings start at 7.30 pm (except January at 2.30 pm) at Friends Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester, PO19 1NX. Meetings are expected to finish by 9 pm (4 pm on Saturday). Light refreshments available from 7 pm (2 pm on Saturday). Admission is...

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  • Lincoln Branch Programme

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    Branch contact: enquiries to Prof. Jamie Wood jwood@lincoln.ac.uk Venue: All talks start at 6.15pm and take place at the Brayford Pool Campus of the University of Lincoln. Specific details of locations of the talks can be found on the booking page, accessible here: https://cityoflincolnbranchha.wordpress.com/lecture-programme-and-booking/. Cost: talks are free to national...

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