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Edinburgh & the East of Scotland Branch Programme
Branch programmes
All enquiries to Ms Katie Hunter Email EdinburghandEastHA@outlook.com
Tel 07847314755 (out of working hours)
Talks USUALLY take place at 6pm in Old Medical School, Doorway 4, Edinburgh University, but always check the location of the individual event. No parking on site, good public transport.
Associate membership £20 per year. Talks...
Edinburgh & the East of Scotland Branch Programme
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Conwy Borough Branch Programme
Branch programmes
Branch Contact: Gemma Campbell conwyboroughha@gmail.com
Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at Sheldons, 8 Penrhyn Rd, Colwyn Bay LL29 8LG unless otherwise stated.
Refreshments will be available to purchase (payment not included with the talk).
Doors open at 6.30 for refreshments and networking, talks begin at...
Conwy Borough Branch Programme
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From our branches: Were we quite mad? Establishing the East Sussex Branch
Historian feature
John Oliphant gives us the lowdown on the Historical Association’s new East Sussex Branch, describing the tribulations faced by its committee before a lecture on Oliver Cromwell in September 2024 marked a successful start to the new academic year...
From our branches: Were we quite mad? Establishing the East Sussex Branch
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Ealing Branch Programme
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Branch contact: All enquiries to Dr Philip Woods philipgwoods@outlook.com tel. 07922046578
Venue: All talks (with the exception of November meeting) start at 7.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month, and take place at Ealing Green Church, The Green, Ealing, W5 5QT. For details of transport and parking please see...
Ealing Branch Programme
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Film: Rethinking the origins of the Cold War
Churchill's Great Game
In this HA Virtual Branch talk Professor Richard Toye explores Churchill’s response to the USSR and how his actions during the early Cold War years intersected with his views of traditional Anglo-Russian tensions and the legacy of the ‘Great Game’.
Richard Toye is Professor of Modern History at the University...
Film: Rethinking the origins of the Cold War
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Film: Foreign Intervention in the Cold War
Branch Lecture: Nuneaton Branch
This filmed Branch Lecture entitled "Foreign Intervention in the Cold War" features Dr Volker Prott of Aston University. In his talk, Dr Prott, looks at three international crises of the 1960s and early 1970s, the Congo Crisis, the Kashmir dispute and the Indo Pakistan conflict over East Pakistan/Bangladesh.
Dr Prott examines when, why and...
Film: Foreign Intervention in the Cold War
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Show and Tell: three Branch book events
Historian article
When members of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch were invited to share their views on ‘Books that Changed History’, not all the contributions were as overtly revolutionary as Thomas Paine’s Common Sense nor as familiar as the King James Bible. Marie Davidson and Richard Binns tell us more....
Show and Tell: three Branch book events
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Tyneside Branch Programme
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Tyneside Branch Programme 2025-26
For general questions about the Tyneside Branch, feel free to contact the Branch Chair, Daniel Laqua Daniel.laqua@northumbria.ac.uk
Wednesday 28 January 2026
6 pm at Newcastle Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Playing Like a Girl: A History of Women's Football...
Tyneside Branch Programme
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 18
Branch publication
3. Editorial 4. The Marriage at Cana – Dr John Law 8. Stinging Nettle Soup – Trevor Fishlock 10. Dining with Dylan – Peter Read 12. Carbs with Everything – Ian Smith 14. Life as I Found it – John Russell & John Ashley 17. Masonic Dining Swansea – Professor...
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A year in the life of a branch coordinator
Historian article
Jenni Hyde takes us through an exciting year with the Bolton Branch and provides some great ideas for other branch secretaries.
A year in the life of a branch coordinator
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 17
Branch Publication
3. Editorial4. Patagonia - Trevor A. Johnson6. The Significance of Migration - Anita Arcari8. The Highland Clearances - John Easton Law11. Emigration to New Zealand - Rosemary Harvard Jones13. Branch News 15. Jews in Wales - Leonard Mars17. Joe’s Gelato - Lucy Hughes19. Unity in Diversity - Natalie Paisey
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 16
Branch Publication
3 Editorial
4 Alexander, a Great Drinker? - Stephen Harrison
6 Beer Ten Pence a Pint - Ian Smith
8 Women, Drunkeness in Ancient Egypt - Caroline Graves Brown
10 Bible - Gwyneth Anthony
11 The Temperance Movement - Kenton Eastwood
12 One for the Road - Rod Ashley
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Out and About in Oxford
Historian feature
The Sheffield Branch of the Historical Association is a very active one. In addition to our monthly meetings we organise a range of study visits, from one-day trips to longer residential tours in the UK and occasionally in mainland Europe. In recent years, these have included visits to Portsmouth, Lincoln and Newark, Newcastle and Northumberland, and the battlefields of Waterloo....
Out and About in Oxford
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 15
Branch Publication
3. Editorial
4. National Library of Wales - Andrew Green
6. Dear Diary - Geoff Mortimer
8. The Jesus Papyrus and Swansea - Robert McCloy
11. Writing - Peter Read
12. The Printing Press in Venice - John Law
15. From their diaries
16. Book Review - Peter East
17. Many Arches Well Adorned - Andrew Prescott
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 14
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Ticker Tape
5 Tareni Colliery - Clive Reed
8 Sir John Williams, Surgeon - Brinley Jones
10 Watkins, the Great Inventor - Ian Smith
12 The Guillotine - Stephanie Brown
14 Photography and Historians - John Smith
17 Opening of Glen Vivien 2016 - John...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 13
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 A Royal Picnic - John Law
6 The Vivians at War - Ralph A Griffiths
7 A Good Butcher - RHV Phillips
10 The Swansea Canal - Clive Reed
12 Aberfan - Jeff Griffiths
13 Men of Steel - Mike Smith
16 Contributors - 18...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 12
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Wheels in Wales - Ian Smith
7 Civil Aviation - John Ashley
10 Wagons away - Richard Hall
13 ‘Sketty Hall’ - John Law
14 The Bus Museum - Greg Freeman
16 The Mary Herberd - Ralph Griffiths
18 Trolley Buses - Roger Atkinson
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 10
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
5 Life as a choirboy - Max Halcox
6 The Joy of Singing - Gwyneth Anthony
11 Life in the Choir - Sid Kidwell
12 Pontnewydd Male Choir
13 Muzac - Kensa Eastwood
14 A Life in Surgery and Song - Christopher Wood
16 Swansea Bach...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 11
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Renaissance Art - Carol David
6 Finding My Inspiration - Lucy Dean
10 Sanu's last Voyage - Ray Balkwill
13 Glynn Vivian - Andrew Green
15 A Vision of Angels - Dr John Law
17 Gwen Johns - Kenza Eastwood
18 A Gift of Sunlight...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 8
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:From the EditorContentsAn (ex) Chairman Reflects - Dr John Law‘O Canada' - Professor Ralph GriffithsDid the Swinging 60s Reach Wales? Anthea SymondsMatters on the Move - Dr Robert McCloyWe are All Equal Here - Ian SmithThe Sixties? Alun RichardsOn the Road Again - Rod...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 7
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:From the EditorA Deeper Unrest, Richard NyeA Great War Swansea Pot Pourri, Bernard LewisThe Crimson Shadow of Mametz Wood, Giles ReesGeorge Arthur EvansHedd WynAs it Looked to Me; France and Belgium 1917, John LawThere Were Hundreds of Us in the Queue Trying to Enlist,...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 6
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:Margaret McCloy - Letter from the EditorAndrew Green - Wales Coast PathCopper Ore Barques SponsorsMark Williams - The Falkland IslandsTrevor Fishlock - AfghanistanEna Niedergang - Griffith John and WuhanRobert Leonard - Peripatetic PottersJohn Ashley - Ethiopian TravelsSid Kidwell - Edgar EvansDr Fred Cowley -...
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 5
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:From the EditorEgyptian Daily Life, Karmen ThomasBes, a Friendly Demon, C. Brown-ThomasDreams & Nightmares, K SzpakowskaCunning Greeks, Evelien BraqueUp the Greek, Peter ReadMargam Stones, M. HumphriesOlympic Games, Maria StanleyWhite Rock, John AshleyEtceteraBranch Programme and Membership
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 3
Branch Publication
This edition features the following articles:Presidential LectureMemories of ChristmasONE Present!Staffordshire FiguresA Strange ChristmasItalian ChristmasesBurns NightWhite RockBook Reviews
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 2
Branch Publication
This edition features articles on the following:William RoscoeSwansea CastleWelsh BibleSt Melangell The Medieval ChurchMedieval hugher EducationDid Richard III kill Abraham Lincoln?
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