The HA Virtual Branch is a great way to keep your history up-to-date, whether you are working or relaxing, all from the comfort of your home. The Virtual Branch is free and open to everybody, and recordings of the talks are made available online after the event for HA members....

See the full conference programme Book your place now Can you hear the music or see the birds (Liver ones of course)? Then we must be in Liverpool – or at least we will be in May 2025 for the HA conference. We have brought together lots of specialist CPD...

There is so much to do at HA Conference – whether you go for one day or the full two days. And just because you have booked your workshop/lecture sessions in advance, that doesn’t mean that you cannot have a bit of spontaneity and find new things to do –...

The modern city of Liverpool has many strings to its bow: it has been a European Capital of Culture, it has a diverse and loyal population and there are famous sports teams and sports personalities, all set against a backdrop of active politics and economic highs and lows. Liverpool as...

Liverpool is famous for its musical associations, and at the HA we can’t resist a good quiz. So, as we take you through some of the highlights of our upcoming annual conference in Liverpool, we’ve hidden 16 lyrics or song titles from artists associated with the city in this article...

Welcome to this packed spring edition of HA News. Take a look at the programme for our Annual Conference in May, including the top 10 things to do at the HA Conference, our musical quiz on Liverpool, and a potted history of Liverpool. Also in this edition is an article on ‘What got me into history’ by the chairs...

What was life really like for women in the medieval period? How did they think about sex, death and God? Could they live independent lives?  Few women had the luxury of writing down their thoughts and feelings during medieval times. But remarkably, there are at least four who did: Marie de France,...

We are saddened to hear the news that Charlotte 'Betty' Webb has passed away. Her role as a code breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War made her an essential contributor to the Allied success in the conflict. A gifted linguist and administrator, she also worked on secret...

It is five years since large parts of the world went into lockdown as Covid-19 swept the globe. It was the first pandemic in the modern era that resulted in an international co-ordinated response. Underlying this was a 21st-century understanding of health and disease. Importantly, internationally recognised bodies and NGOs...