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Primary History 81
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article)
05 HA Primary News
08 Riding along on my pushbike… exploring transport in EYFS – Helen Crawford (Read article)
11 Three first-class ladies – teaching significant individuals in Key Stage 1: Harriet Quimby, Hilda Hewlett and Bessie Coleman – Karin Doull (Read article)
17 Assessment and feedback in...
Primary History 81
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Primary History 91
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
06 HA Update
10 Exploring the past through active enquiry – Karin Doull (Read article)
13 Coherence in primary history: how can we get children to see that their history links up? – Tim Lomas (Read article)
20 The Great Exhibition of 1851: teaching a significant...
Primary History 91
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Teaching History 196: Out now
Article
Read Teaching History 196: Demanding history
History can be a very demanding subject, in a number of senses. The past can make demands on us – it can demand attention and demand to be addressed. There can, as it were, be historical as well as financial ‘final demands’, reminders of...
Teaching History 196: Out now
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Teaching History 39
Journal
Editorial, 2
A Small Local Investigation - David Wright, 3
A Journey Back into the Past - Rebecca Bell, 5
History Workshop Centre (Report), 7
History of Education in Schools - Richard Aldrich, 8
Christmas Holiday Lecture Quiz Prizewinner, 11
Recreating a Trip to York in Victorian Times - Mike...
Teaching History 39
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Primary History 64: History 3-11: past, present and future
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
History & Identity
05 Teaching history as a national grand narrative - Hilary Cooper and Jon Nichol (Read article)
06 The place of history in the curriculum: a discussion document (1997) - John Fines
08 History and identity - Sir Keith Ajegbo (Read article)
09 Urban spaces near you - Jacqui...
Primary History 64: History 3-11: past, present and future
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Primary History 59: Chronology
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Editorial
06 Primary history in the 21st century: Back to the past? - Alan Hodkinson (Read article)
07 Teaching Time - John Fines (Read article)
08 Developing pupils' chronological understanding: The view from OFSTED - Michael Maddison HMI (Read article)
Features
10 A view from the classroom: Chronology - Cathie McIlroy...
Primary History 59: Chronology
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Teaching History 23
Journal
Editorial, 2
The Contributors, 2
Teaching History: A Content Analysis of Numbers 1 to 20 - Keith Hodgkinson and J. B. Thomas, 3
History in Sixth Form Colleges in Hampshire - Joan Blyth, 7
`Booth at Hitchin': Assessing Thinking in History - Bernard Barker and Alan Southgate, 10
The Britannicus Letters...
Teaching History 23
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Teaching History 24
Journal
Editorial, 2
The Contributors, 3
`Public and Private Lives: Germany 1914 to 1939' - Diana Devlin, 3
The Perils of Clio in France - Clive Church, 7
Trends in History Teaching in France - L. 0. Ward, 12
How to Evaluate a History Department - John Higham, 14
Constraints in...
Teaching History 24
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Primary History 87
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
05 HA Primary News
06 HA Update
08 The revised EYFS Framework: exploring ‘Past and Present’ – Helen Crawford (Read article)
10 History in the news
12 How did a volcano affect life in the Bronze Age? – Alf Wilkinson (Read article)
14 Exploring the...
Primary History 87
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Primary History 102: Out now
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Read Primary History 102
As the days lengthen and the first signs of spring begin to appear, there is a renewed sense of energy in our classrooms. Spring always feels like an invitation: to open the doors, to step outside, and to think differently about where and how history learning...
Primary History 102: Out now
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A view from the classroom: Teachers TV, The Staffordshire Hoard And 'Doing History'
Primary History article
When the Historical Association was approached by Teachers' TV to produce ‘Great Ideas for Teaching History' at Key Stage 2, it was inevitable that I, as a full time teacher on the Primary Committee, would have no escape. My school agreed I could take part, with the involvement of two...
A view from the classroom: Teachers TV, The Staffordshire Hoard And 'Doing History'
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What’s the wisdom on… Interpretations of the past
Teaching History feature
How often do your pupils actually look at the products of historians – their scholarly writing, their debates, their to-and-fro of argument?
What's the Wisdom On... is a short guide providing new history teachers with an overview of the ‘story so far’ of practice-based professional thinking about a particular aspect of...
What’s the wisdom on… Interpretations of the past
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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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HA News, Autumn 2023
Welcome to the autumn 2023 edition of HA News magazine
Welcome to this packed autumn edition of HA News, featuring a mixture of what we've been up to, what we're planning on doing and some history pieces just for you.
Dr Gabrielle Storey explores the history and importance of medieval coronations, former HA President Dr Anne Curry writes about her experiences as an...
HA News, Autumn 2023
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The digital revolution
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum.
Developments in information technology continue at an extraordinary pace. Many young children will have little or no idea of what it was like to live in a world without mobile phones, computers and the Internet.
Most children will regularly make use...
The digital revolution
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Out and About in South London
Historian feature
In an unusual Out and About feature, the Young Historian Local History Senior Prize winner Flora Wilton Tregear shows us what her local area can tell us about the history of public health.
Taking the DLR out from Lewisham you pass through Deptford Bridge station towards Greenwich. Here my father...
Out and About in South London
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Primary History 88
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial (Read article for free)
05 HA Primary News
06 HA Update
10 How to make a toy museum – Jenny Wilkie (Read article)
12 Arthur Wharton: the world’s first professional black footballer – Matthew Sossick (Read article)
16 Just a pile of stones? Exploring the Rollright Stones as...
Primary History 88
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HA News, Spring 2026
Welcome to the spring 2026 edition of HA News magazine
Welcome to the first fully digital edition of HA News.
We have the final letter from current HA president Alexandra Walsham, and we introduce our new president James Daybell.
With our annual conference in Newcastle Gateshead just around the corner we give our pick of 10 things to do and...
HA News, Spring 2026
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History 389
The Journal of the Historical Association, Volume 110, Issue 389
All HA members have access to all History journal articles (Wiley Online Library site). To access History content:
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Access the full edition online
Invited...
History 389
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Teaching History 170: Historians
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial (Read article)
03 HA Secondary News
04 HA Update – make a ‘connecting with historical Scholarship’ resolution!
08 Myths and Monty Python: using the witch-hunts to introduce students to significance – Kerry Apps (Read article)
16 ‘This extract is no good, miss!’ Helping post-16 students to make judgements...
Teaching History 170: Historians
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The Historian 157: United States
The magazine of the Historical Association
5 Editorial (Read article - open access)
6 Ending Camelot: the assassination of John F Kennedy – Nicolas Kinloch (Read article)
11 Letters
12 Anti-Americanism in Britain during the Second World War – Kit Kowol (Read article)
17 The portrayal of historians in fiction: people on the edge? – Michael Bender (Read article)...
The Historian 157: United States
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Primary History 46: Citizenship, Controversial Issues & Identity
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
04 Editorial: history, citizenship and the curriculum – a fit purpose (Read article)
05 In My View: citizenship education in primary schools – Lord Adonis
06 In My View: history and identity – Sir Keith Ajegbo
07 Citizenship, identity and culture: Two Poems – Benjamin Zephaniah and an 8th century...
Primary History 46: Citizenship, Controversial Issues & Identity
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Teaching History 34
Journal
Teaching History, October 1982 Number 34
In this issue:
Editorial, 2
Museums and the Use of Evidence in History Teaching - Carol Adams and Sue Millar, 3
A Course of Local History for 12-13 year olds and their Reactions to it - John Mathews, 7
Developments in History Teaching in...
Teaching History 34
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Primary History 57: What History Should We Teach, 5-14?
The primary education journal of the Historical Association
Contents, Editorial, In My View, Article
04 Editorial
05 In my view: Campaign! Make an Impact and History - Alison Bodley (Read article)
06 In my view: Principles for a history curriculum - Jon Nichol (Read article)
07 Doing History: story telling How can we imagine the past? - Grant Bage (Read...
Primary History 57: What History Should We Teach, 5-14?
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Out and About: exploring Lancaster’s ‘glocal’ history online and on foot
Historian feature
The city of Lancaster has many important historical landmarks from both the medieval period and the time of the Industrial Revolution. In this article Sunita Abraham and Christopher Donaldson describe the thinking behind a guided historical tour they have devised for the city. This involves engaging with modern technology, placing Lancaster within a...
Out and About: exploring Lancaster’s ‘glocal’ history online and on foot
