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
- HA Branches Tour 2022: Portsmouth and the defence of the realm
- October is Black History Month
- HA awards evening round-up
- Catch up with HA News
- 20th anniversary of 9/11 – a personal reflection
- HA Annual Awards Evening 2021
- The Historian 150: Out now
- Conference 2022 – we’re going to Bristol!
- HA Conference 2021 round-up
- South Asian Heritage Month
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller month – retrospective 2021
Events
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15 OctBranch
Visit to Fulham Palace
Branch: Beckenham & Bromley
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15 OctLocal / Community
Rethinking the Lives of Black Victorians
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15 OctBranch
A Welcoming Country? Continuities and ruptures in anti-migrant sentiment in Britain from the beginning of the nineteenth century to today.
Branch: Reading
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16 OctBranch
‘Child evacuation during the Second World War’ + Manchester Branch AGM
Branch: Manchester & Liverpool
The Historian
Read the latest edition of the HA's history magazine
View all in The HistorianHistorical Periods
- Exploring Twentieth-Century History
- 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 BranchesLatest resources
Enjoyable expert history: podcasts, films and 'Historian' magazine articles
- Film: How new is Asia’s ‘new era’?
- My Favourite History Place: Castle Hill, Huddersfield
- Legacies of the Cement Armada
- The ‘workless workers’ and the Waterbury watch
- Real Lives: Robert and Thomas Gayer-Anderson
Book reviews
Historical books reviewed by history specialists
- The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu: Scientist and Feminist
- Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918, Katja Hoyer
- Chinoiserie
- Thomas Chippendale