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
- HA Coronavirus response
- The Historian 145: Out now
- Remembering The Battle of Britain: 80 years on
- Windrush Day
- Professor Justin Champion
- Tackling racism: a continuing dialogue
- Thank you to all our volunteers
- Annual General Meeting 2020
- Your HA Virtual Branch: new lecture programme
- Local History Month 2020
- VE Day – 75 years since the end of the Second World War
- All About the Tudors
Events
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17 JulLocal / Community
Dunkirk: From the archives to Hollywood
Region: London
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21 JulLocal / Community
Top level tips: Discovering your local history
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22 JulCPD
Webinar: Diversifying or Decolonising: What should we be doing with the history curriculum in the 2020s?
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31 JulLocal / Community
Restoring Charles II, 1660
Region: London
The Historian
Read the latest edition of the HA's history magazine
View all in The HistorianHistorical Periods
- Journeys Home: Indian forces and the First World War
- Podcast Series: Medieval Scotland
- Podcast Series: Women in Ancient Greece & Rome
Branches
Get involved with your local HA branch
View all in BranchesHA Conference
Latest articles
Enjoyable expert history from The Historian magazine
- Black Death to global pandemic: London then and now
- Immigration and the making of British food
- The 1620 Mayflower voyage and the English settlement of North America
- Out and About: exploring Black British history through headstones
- Migration into the UK in the early twenty-first century
Book reviews
Historical books reviewed by history specialists
- England’s Saintly Landscape
- The Devil’s Bridge: The German Victory at Arnhem, 1944
- The Mother of the Brontës: When Maria met Patrick