Primary news

  • Local and Community History Month 2024

    25th April 2024

    One of the strengths of the HA is our broad interest in all areas of history. So many history themes and narratives focus on the big issues, but for many of us, history starts in the local. That is why we introduced Local History and Community Month for each May...

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  • Young Quills reviews 2024

    Multipage Article

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  • Young Quills shortlist 2024

    24th April 2024

    It is here! We are delighted to announce the shortlist for 2024 Young Quills Awards for Historical Fiction. You can read reviews of all this year's entries here. For readers aged 5-8 years Title Author Publisher Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion Dave Eggers (illus Júlia Sardà) Walker The Most Famous Rhinoceros...

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  • Ian Coulson Annual Bursary for Local History / Archaeology in Kent Schools 2023-24

    17th April 2024

    Teachers of History in Kent and Medway schools are invited to apply for the 2024-25 Ian Coulson Bursary for Local History/Archaeology in Schools. A grant of up to £1000 is available to help teachers develop new teaching resources for local history and/or archaeology in both primary and secondary schools. The...

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  • Annual General Meeting 2024

    10th April 2024

    Thank you for being a member of the Historical Association. Your membership is what enables the HA to continue supporting the teaching, learning and enjoyment of history at all levels, for generations to come. As part of our membership community you are important in shaping the development of the association,...

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  • HA News, Spring 2024

    9th April 2024

    Welcome to this packed spring edition of HA News. Take a look at the programme for our Annual Conference in May, including the first keynote by our new President Professor Alexandra Walsham and this year’s Dawson Lecture recipient Dr Penelope Harnett, who is featured in these pages. We are also pleased to announce that this year's Medlicott Medal will be awarded to the...

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  • Young Quills 2024 – the longlist

    6th March 2024

    Each year, the Historical Association runs ‘Young Quills’, a competition for published historical fiction for children and young adults (14+). The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2023 for this year’s selection.  Our...

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  • Primary History 96: Out now

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  • Historical anniversaries in 2024

    2nd January 2024

    It’s the start of a new year – what can we expect? As we don’t have a crystal ball we can’t tell you what will happen, but as historians we can tell you about some of the things we will be remembering or marking over 2024. We think there will...

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  • Write Your Own Historical Fiction Competition 2024

    11th December 2023

    Entries to the 2024 competition are now closed.  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...

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