HA News

  • Talking History competition 2025 – the winners

    11th September 2025

    Talking History is now into its second year and gathering speed. Following the pattern of The Great Debate but adapted for Years 5 and 6 the competition seeks to encourage young people’s history and oracy skills through a public presentation. Schools are encouraged to enter their pupils into the online...

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  • Young Historian Awards 2026 – take part (Secondary prizes)

    10th September 2025

    The 2026 competition is now open. Entries close on 17 July 2026 (3 July for overseas entries). Researching, writing and presenting ideas about a historical theme or period is one of the best parts about studying history. We want young school and college aged students to get the bug for...

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  • Support the HA’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Teacher Fellowship Programme

    18th July 2025

    In recent years the prejudice in our society and societies has been increasingly challenged, not always stopped but certainly discussed and addressed. However, for some minority, ethnic, religious and culturally defined groups the prejudice has not been universally challenged or even fully accepted as being serious, real, divisive or having...

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  • HA Honorary Fellows 2025

    2nd July 2025

    We are delighted to announce the Honorary Fellows for 2025.  Each year the Historical Association awards Honorary Fellowships to a small group of people. These awards are to recognise and celebrate outstanding services to history and to the Historical Association. The awards cover services to the Historical Association Branches (of which there are...

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  • Annual General Meeting 2025

    28th April 2025

    Thank you for being a member of the Historical Association. Your membership is what enables the HA to continue supporting the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all levels, for generations to come. As part of our membership community you are important in shaping the development of the association,...

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  • Historical anniversaries calendar

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  • New editorial team for the journal ‘History’

    26th November 2024

    The Historical Association is pleased to announce a new editorial team of the journal History. The Humanities Department of Northumbria University will be hosting an outstanding group of academics and scholars as the new commissioners and editors of the journal which was founded in 1912. Becky Sullivan, CEO of the...

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  • His Majesty King Charles III to continue royal patronage of the Historical Association

    23rd May 2024

    Professor Alexandra Walsham, President of the Historical Association (HA), said ‘I am delighted that King Charles III will succeed his late mother Queen Elizabeth II as our royal patron. This appointment could not be more fitting as the king himself studied history at university.’ The study of history – for...

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  • HA Honorary Fellows 2023

    5th July 2023

    Each year the Historical Association awards a small number of Honorary Fellowships. These awards are to recognise and celebrate outstanding services to history and to the Historical Association. The awards cover services to the Historical Association Branches (of which there are over 45 across the country); our committees; the work...

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  • HA Annual Conference round-up 2023

    19th May 2023

    If you're interested in presenting in 2024, find details below.  HA Annual Conference 2023, Harrogate We hope everyone who was able to attend Annual Conference 2023 in-person or online has now managed to catch breath – because it really was quite a whirlwind of talks, workshops, creativity, famous names and...

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