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Ferninando Gorges and New England
Classic Pamphlet
Sir Ferdinando Gorges (July 1565 - May 24, 1647), by some considered the "Father of English Colonization in North America", was an early English colonial entrepreneur and founder of the Province of Maine in 1622, although Gorges himself never set foot in the New World.
Sir Ferdinando Gorges was born...
Ferninando Gorges and New England
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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The Hull and East Riding branch meets at the Nordic Centre (The Danish Church), Osborne Street, HULL. HU1 2PN. This is a five-minute walk from the train, coach and bus Interchange. There is a small car park, free to all attending events, and parking on Osborne Street is quite easy....
Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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Isle of Wight Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Caroline Jacobs, Secretary email: jacobscme@gmail.com phone: 07988171708
Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place at Newport Minster, St Thomas’ Square, NEWPORT, IW PO30 1BG, starting at 7.30pm and finishing at approximately 9.00pm. Doors open at 7.00pm
Associate branch membership: £10 per year. Talks free to national HA members and students, visitors...
Isle of Wight Branch Programme
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HA Branches in Yorkshire and the Humber
Branch details by region
Hull & East Riding Branch
Branch Contact: Sylvia Usher (Branch Secretary) usher@usher.karoo.co.uk
Venue: The Nordic Centre, aka Danish Church, Osborne Street, Hull HU1 2PN. Small car park at the church. No charge for those attending meetings. On street parking also possible. Meetings are held on Thursdays, starting at 7.30pm
Associate membership: £12; visitors:...
HA Branches in Yorkshire and the Humber
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Essex Branch Programme
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Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB.
Please check the calendar on this website for details.
Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed - £5, Associate Members fee £15.00 / £20.00 for 2 members at same address
Branch Contact: Tony Tuckwell: 01245 256423 tonytuckwell28@outlook.com
For further...
Essex Branch Programme
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Oxford Branch Programme
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For any further information, please contact Dr Vivienne Larminie, branch secretary, email vivienne.larminie@history.ox.ac.uk
HA members free, non-members £2 per meeting. Annual associate membership £10 individual, £15 joint (living at same address), full-time students under 30, £6. School groups £10 per group.
Oxford Branch Programme 2025-26
Wednesday, 11 February 2026...
Oxford Branch Programme
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HA Branches in the South West
Branch details by region
Bath Branch
Entry to lectures is free for national HA members and Bath branch local members who have paid an annual subscription. Visitors are welcome and are asked to pay £5 per lecture.
For more information please contact Mike Short, Branch Secretary, mikeshort20@btinternet.com or 01225 812945.
Lectures begin at 7.30 pm at...
HA Branches in the South West
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Canterbury Branch Programme
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Branch contact: Mike Gallagher mike.gallagher79@yahoo.co.uk
Venue: All talks start at 7.00pm, unless otherwise stated, at venues in Canterbury individually specified.
Associate membership: £10 per year. Talks free to national HA members and students. Visitors £5.
Twitter: @CanterburyHA
Canterbury Branch Programme 2025 -26
Thursday 9th October 2025 (Preceded by...
Canterbury Branch Programme
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Cleopatra Podcast
Branch Lecture Podcast
This pod-cast was recorded at the Central London Branch of the Historical Association on Saturday 20th February 2010, at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London. We were pleased to welcome cultural historian Lucy Hughes-Hallet to the branch to speak on ‘Cleopatra'. Lucy Hughes-Hallet detailed how fact and legend about Cleopatra had been intertwined through history in...
Cleopatra Podcast
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Lincolnshire Branch History
Branch History
Brief History of the Lincolnshire Branch.When the branch was founded There was a successful branch of the Historical Association in Lincolnshire after World War Two, centred in Boston, and run by staff from the schools there. In 1999, when I moved to Lincolnshire, I discovered there was no longer a...
Lincolnshire Branch History
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 9
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 From the Chairman
5 Hymn Writer Supreme - Dr R. Brinley Jones
6 Venice, the Biennale and Wales - Dr John Law
7 18th Century Underwear - Jean Webber
9 Whigs and wigs
12 Howell Harris - David James
15 Branch news
16 British Government's...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 9
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York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Elizabeth McCulloch, Elizabeth.McCulloch@boothamschool.com 07884 435 701
Talks free to members, £2 for visitors.
York & North Yorkshire Branch Programme 2025-26
Autumn Term
Monday Sept 29th 2025 4.30-6pm at the Castle Museum. Meet at the museum entrance.
The History of Dress
Dr. Bethan Bide at the University...
York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme
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HA Branches in London
Branch details by region
See also Branches in the South East
Central London Branch
For all enquires and for events where pre-booking is required, please contact:
Jill Kilsby MA, MBA, 8 Purley Oaks Road, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 ONP
Email: jillkilsby2012@live.co.uk | Tel: 07957 627783
Lectures start at 2pm on Saturdays at St. Anne’s Church, 55 Dean...
HA Branches in London
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HA Branches in the East of England
Branch details by region
Cambridge Branch
Enquiries to Branch President Dr Sean Lang sf_lang@hotmail.com
Cambridge Branch Programme
Essex Branch
Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB. Please check the calendar on this website for details.
Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed - £3, Associate Members fee £10.00 / £15.00 for 2 members...
HA Branches in the East of England
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Swansea Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Liz McSloy FHA, Branch Secretary historyliz1565@yahoo.com 07810 304616
All meetings take place at the National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3RD at 11am.
The museum does not have a car park but there are a number of pay and display car parks within easy walking distance...
Swansea Branch Programme
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HA Branches in the South East
Branch details by region
Beckenham & Bromley Branch
Branch contact: Mrs A Wagstaff 020 8777 7742 BeckenhamHA@uclmail.net
Cost: Entry to meetings is free for HA members and £2 for visitors.
Associate membership of the branch is £12 for 2024/25 or £19.50 with our monthly news bulletin, The Beckenham Historian.
Venue: All meetings take place at...
HA Branches in the South East
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Starting a new Branch
Organising and running an HA branch
The Historical Association and its branches
Branches have been an essential part of the Historical Association since it began. They exist in all parts of the United Kingdom and take a variety of forms.
A branch provides a local forum to bring together all those with an interest in history:...
Starting a new Branch
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Manchester Branch History
Branch History
Manchester Branch is proud of its role in the foundation of the Historical Association (HA) in 1906. Professor Thomas Frederick Tout and others at Manchester University had been discussing the idea of forming an Association to promote the teaching of a more relevant and vibrant form of history than was...
Manchester Branch History
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Bolton Branch History
Branch History
The Bolton Branch of the Historical Association, having been founded in 1927, celebrated its 80th birthday suitably spectacularly in October 2007. Not only did it have, for the occasion, a distinguished Chief Guest as visiting lecturer, and an audience of nearly 200, but it also had a large, decorative and...
Bolton Branch History
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Richmond & Twickenham Branch History 1964-2011
Branch History
Richmond & Twickenham Branch History 1964-2011In 1964 some members of the historical Association, mostly from the West London branch, met at Maria Grey Training College in Isleworth to set up a new branch for the Richmond & Twickenham area. A Provisional Committee was formed with George Bartle, a college lecturer, as...
Richmond & Twickenham Branch History 1964-2011
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Nottingham Branch Programme
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*If you wish to attend, you need to reserve a seat at a meeting, and to do so, please email Chris Wrigley a week before: chris.wrigley@nottingham.ac.uk
Meetings are held at 2pm on Wednesdays in Bromley House Library, Angel Row, Nottingham (with your back to the City Hall, the Library...
Nottingham Branch Programme
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Taunton Deane Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Mr Geoff Bisson (geoff.bisson51@gmail.com), tel. 01823 353749
All talks start at 7.30pm on Wednesdays and take place in the Birchall Hall, Queen's College, Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS unless otherwise stated. There is free car parking on site.
Associate Membership: £10 per year. Talks free to national...
Taunton Deane Branch Programme
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Become a Branch Officer
Support the HA through this vital role
To begin with the obvious, the life-blood of any branch is its membership. However, that life-blood needs a heart to ensure the vitality of the branch, and that heart is the branch committee: a group of dedicated individuals who regularly give their time and effort to the smooth running of...
Become a Branch Officer
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Sheffield Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Janine Baigent janine.baigent@hotmail.com
Meetings are held at the Lecture Theatre, Grayson Building, Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, S10 3DH. Entrance via the Endcliffe Grange Crescent gate. Parking available.
Date is usually the first or second Thursday of the month, doors will open at 7 pm and the...
Sheffield Branch Programme
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North London Branch Programme
Branch Programme
All meetings are held at Jubilee Hall, 2, Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 OAJ at 8pm.
Parking is readily available close to the hall. The hall is 10 minutes’ walk from Enfield Chase Station and 15 minutes’ walk from Enfield Town Station, (both overground).
All enquiries to the Chair: Cllr. Michael...
North London Branch Programme
