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Broken bodies and racial lessons: disabled Wehrmacht veterans in Nazi Germany
Historian article
Throughout history, war has been one of the great producers of disability, and the disabled veteran has often provoked feelings of pride and pity. In this article, Christopher Thomas Goodwin explores the multiple meanings of the disabled soldier in Nazi Germany...
Broken bodies and racial lessons: disabled Wehrmacht veterans in Nazi Germany
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Real lives: important lessons from the childhood experiences of Harry Drabble
Historian feature
Helen Parker-Drabble shows how the experiences of her father, Harry Drabble, who was hospitalised for bovine tuberculosis as a child, remain fiercely relevant for families, medical practitioners and policymakers in twenty-first century Britain...
Real lives: important lessons from the childhood experiences of Harry Drabble
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In conversation with David Turner
Historian feature
Disabled people have always been present in Britain’s past. Yet they have often appeared only at the edge of historical narratives: as recipients of charity, as objects of medical attention, as casualties of war or work, or as figures in stories told by institutions rather than by themselves. In Disability:...
In conversation with David Turner
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Jeeves and the British Empire
Historian article
The writer P.G. Wodehouse is best remembered for his comic portrayals of the exploits of wealthy, young ‘men about town’ during the interwar years, but his writing often contained a multi-layered commentary on British society and politics, the extent of which has not yet been fully appreciated. In this article,...
Jeeves and the British Empire
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Doing history: Exploring behind the scenes in the corridors of power
Historian feature
As the official repository for records of government of England, Wales and the UK, The National Archives at Kew offers so many opportunities for revelationary research. In this article, Steve Illingworth shows how documents in this treasure trove provide new insights on activities and debates behind closed doors...
Doing history: Exploring behind the scenes in the corridors of power
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Out and about: The Witney Blanket Mills
Historian feature
In this account of the history of blanket weaving in Witney (West Oxfordshire), Young Historian essay prize-winner Isabella Duncan reflects on the importance of local history for better understanding our place in the present...
Out and about: The Witney Blanket Mills
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Using the back cover image: Exploring the collections of Victorian naturalists
Primary History feature
Many museums around the country house natural history collections that offer children the opportunity to engage with a wide variety of species from around the world. Using the collections of Victorian explorers and naturalists offers children a historical perspective with a cross-curricular approach which has a great appeal. Yet for...
Using the back cover image: Exploring the collections of Victorian naturalists
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Primary History summer resource 2026: Non-fiction in the history classroom
Primary member resource
‘Print reading matters’: this is one of the conclusions of the National Literacy Trust (NLT) report. Research has shown that print reading is still central to most children’s reading experiences, especially within school. It also shows that confidence and strong reading skills in print reading underpin effective reading across all formats. Those who...
Primary History summer resource 2026: Non-fiction in the history classroom
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Why history is the future: the centrality of historical thinking in the AI age
Teaching History article
Many young people, aware of the rapid development and widespread use of generative forms of artificial intelligence, assume that the knowledge and skills they will need to navigate their future bear little relationship to those offered by the study of history. In response to these assumptions, Kieran Lavis and Katharine Burn...
Why history is the future: the centrality of historical thinking in the AI age
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What Have Historians Been Arguing About... The role of digital archives
Teaching History feature
Archives and the use of primary sources sit at the heart of working or studying within the discipline of history. In the twentieth century, digital humanities, and more specifically digital history, emerged as a discipline or sub-discipline alongside the development of computerised library systems, though its roots lie in the...
What Have Historians Been Arguing About... The role of digital archives
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What’s The Wisdom On… using material culture in the classroom?
Teaching History feature
How often do you refer to objects in the classroom? When did you last explore with your pupils the materiality of past lives? The ‘material turn’ in historical research and scholarship opens up different lines of enquiry and different kinds of history from those revealed by documentary evidence. It can...
What’s The Wisdom On… using material culture in the classroom?
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Look again: teaching about disability in history
Teaching History article
After listening to a talk by historian Phillipa Vincent-Connolly and following this up with reading about disability in history, Alex Fairlamb examined her own department’s teaching to consider how effectively it included narratives of disabled people. This was the beginning of a productive journey. She concluded that much more needed to be...
Look again: teaching about disability in history
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Triumphs Show: Seeing consequences in 3D
Teaching History feature
‘You think you’ve found a way to help our Year 7s explain historical consequence?’ My head of department sounded intrigued. ‘View them as shockwaves!’ I exclaimed. ‘Just like Boba Fett’s ship in Star Wars!’ My head of department raised an eyebrow.
It was September 2024, and I had just joined...
Triumphs Show: Seeing consequences in 3D
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Rethinking citizenship through the history classroom, a global perspective
Teaching History article
Teaching history and politics in an international school in Beijing, Andrew Carey found himself in a position to reflect on the teaching of citizenship in schools, particularly the concepts involved in global citizenship. He describes how global citizenship is integrated into schemes of work for a concept-based humanities course in...
Rethinking citizenship through the history classroom, a global perspective
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Move Me On: what adjustments are reasonable to accommodate a trainee’s neurodivergence?
Teaching History feature
Move Me On is designed to build critical, informed debate about the character of teacher training, teacher education and professional development. It is also designed to offer practical help to all involved in training new history teachers. Each issue presents a situation in initial teacher education/training with an emphasis upon...
Move Me On: what adjustments are reasonable to accommodate a trainee’s neurodivergence?
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Teaching History 203: Out now
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
Read Teaching History 203: Connecting Pieces
One of the immense privileges of editing Teaching History is the joy of learning so much from our authors’ work. We learn history we did not know. We learn from engaging deeply with history teachers’ projects – especially those of new authors – to...
Teaching History 203: Out now
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Teaching History 203: Connecting Pieces
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
03 Editorial (Read article)
04 HA Secondary News
06 HA Update
08 Why history is the future: the centrality of historical thinking in the AI age – Kieran Lavis and Katharine Burn (Read article)
14 Using histories of Jewish–Muslim relations to challenge misconceptions and highlight hidden histories in the teaching...
Teaching History 203: Connecting Pieces
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Primary History 103: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 103
This edition appears too early to reflect the National Curriculum history refresh. Although this is being done by a team co-ordinated by the Historical Association and colleagues are already busy, there seems no point in giving in to speculation and idle gossip. The changes will be...
Primary History 103: Out now
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Exploring environmental impact alongside early skills development in the EYFS
Primary History article
Mary Potts draws on actual practice at St Patrick’s School in Liverpool to show how a focus on growth using seeds can help EYFS children understand ideas relevant to historical understanding such as change over time. Such potentially complex ideas can be made much more comprehensible to young children through...
Exploring environmental impact alongside early skills development in the EYFS
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Pupil voice with SEND pupils in primary history
Primary History article
In this article, Lorna Spencer suggests that pupil voice is particularly important with SEND children. At the same time, this can cause challenges, as the way it is done with mainstream pupils may not be feasible with SEND pupils. She suggests some ways in which challenge might be confronted...
Pupil voice with SEND pupils in primary history
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Local fires as a subject of historical enquiry
Primary History article
The Great Fire of London is a popular Key Stage 1 history topic. In this article, James explores the widespread occurrence of ‘great’ fires and the potential of local examples for historical enquiry. Comparison between London and these local fires allows for discussion of similarities and differences in terms of...
Local fires as a subject of historical enquiry
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Teaching primary history thematically – why it makes sense
Primary History article
Recognising that most schools deliver history as separate units that are then divided into themes, Nick Mackintosh argues that this means a lack of a narrative thread, which can result in children struggling to analyse it effectively. A thematic history curriculum is much better at developing children’s understanding of chronology,...
Teaching primary history thematically – why it makes sense
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Teaching the Maya in upper Key Stage 2
Primary History article
In this article, Jo identifies a rationale for learning about this civilisation and addresses some of the ways it can be taught, especially with older primary children. It includes a comparative enquiry with Anglo-Saxons. She also highlights how recent research has developed a greater understanding of the Maya and, at...
Teaching the Maya in upper Key Stage 2
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Times of transition: supporting pupils with the idea of change in history
Primary History article
This article considers how to help children to understand about the layered process of change by considering transition points between the Iron Age, Roman settlement of Britain, and the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. It suggests activities that will encourage children to explore the idea of long-term change. These could be...
Times of transition: supporting pupils with the idea of change in history
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Planning a history unit of work from scratch
Primary History article
In this article, Rachel wrestles with one of the greatest challenges facing teachers. With the starting point maybe no more than a title or mass of content, how do you begin the process of formulating an exciting and worthwhile teaching programme? It aims to give some tips and ideas to...
Planning a history unit of work from scratch
