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
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010
- HA webinar series: American culture
- Nominations for the Medlicott Medal 2026
- Virtual Branch recording: A Life Revealed in Letters: Catalina Micaela
- Refugee Week 2026
- June themes for the Year of Reading
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM)
- Volunteers’ Week 2026
- HA conference round-up 2026
- HA News, Spring 2026
- Annual General Meeting 2026
- The Historian 169: Out now
- Local History Month 2026
- An interview with Professor James Daybell
Events
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11 JunCPD
HA Webinar: Working effectively with SENDCos and specialist colleagues
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13 JunBranch
All Day Coach Outing to Knebworth House
Branch: Beckenham & Bromley
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15 JunLocal / Community
Online presentation: ‘Protestant Missionaries to the Jewish Communities of Istanbul, Salonika and Izmir 1820-1914’
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16 JunCPD
HA Webinar: Magna Carta: Beyond the Barons
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Filmed talks
- Virtual Branch recording: A Life Revealed in Letters: Catalina Micaela
- Virtual Branch Recording: Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War
On-demand short courses
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What's on
- Historian events calendar – Spring 2026
- 1776 / 2026: The American War of Independence – the First Great Media War
- The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans and the End of the Slave Trade
Film series
- Film: Power and Protest in Ireland – 1714 to 1785
- Film series: Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland, 1714–2010