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  • Historical anniversaries in 2026

    7th January 2026

    New year – a new set of historical events to understand and learn about. Coming up for 2026 are some exciting anniversaries including some on technology – telephones in particular; important books and authors – see Paddington and Beatrix Potter; musical births – time for the jazz hands; protest and...

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

    7th January 2026

    It is over twenty years since Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) was introduced in the UK. The purpose was to have one day where all the elements of the horror of the Holocaust (the Nazi Genocide against the Jews of Europe and the Gypsies, Roma and Sinti) and the Nazi Persecution...

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  • Write Your Own Historical Fiction Competition 2026

    25th November 2025

    Each year we are so impressed by the ever increasing number and standard of entries we receive around such a wide range of historical periods and settings. You can take a look at some of last year’s winning entries here. Unleash the creativity of your pupils through the Write Your Own...

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  • Disability History Month 2025

    11th November 2025

    From mid-November until mid-December it is Disability History Month (20 November–20 December). It might seem odd to have the ‘month’ straddling two months rather than being one single calendar month, but actually it makes rather good symbolic sense. It starts a few days after Remembrance Day and goes into December,...

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  • Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report – response

    6th November 2025

    There is much in the Curriculum and Assessment Review which the Historical Association welcomes. However, we are concerned about possible unintentional consequences that could affect young people’s access to good quality history. We welcome the commitment to a broad and balanced education up to the age of 16 including arts,...

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  • Remembrance Day 2025

    4th November 2025

    When the generation of men and women first adopted the wearing of a poppy in the aftermath of the First World War they were doing so for many reasons. For some veterans the poppy had been a symbol of new life on the battlefield, while the inclusion of a pressed...

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  • Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010

    30th October 2025

    From royal courts to radical protests, from industrial revolutions to global empires – this compelling new film series traces the dramatic evolution of power, rights, and freedom across three centuries of British and Irish history. We will trace Britain and Ireland’s transformation from 1714 to 2010, unpacking power struggles, social revolutions, and...

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  • Inspiring History Teaching Awards

    21st October 2025

    Entries to this year's awards have now closed. National and regional winners will be announced on Wednesday 25 March 2026. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday 20 June 2026 at the Tower of London, where the overall winner will be announced.   Historic Royal Palaces’ launched the inaugural Inspiring History...

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  • New Multi Academy Trust History Leads Network

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    New: Multi Academy Trust History Leads Network The HA is teaming up with a group of history leads across different Multi Academy Trusts to re-ignite a network group dedicated to those leading history across a trust. The network will meet 3 times per year, twice online and once in-person, and meetings will...

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  • 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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