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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).
Chairman: Cllr. Michael Rye, OBE, BA(Hons), PGCE,...
North London Branch Programme
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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...
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American Liberalism: The Career of a Concept
Podcast
Jonathan Bell: Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of History at the University of Reading.What historians have come to term ‘liberalism' in an American context has taken on numerous meanings that provide a lens through which to examine broad trends in US history across the twentieth century. From the...
American Liberalism: The Career of a Concept
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Reading Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Chris Sexton – sexton44@gmail.com Tel 01344 779321 or 07957 184342
HA members, students and school pupils free. Non-members visitors £3. Associate branch membership £10 per annum.
Venue: Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW. Suppers precede each lecture from 6pm – cost £20 per person – are...
Reading Branch Programme
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Chichester Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Mr Alex Bristow alexjbristow@outlook.com tel 01903 505554
Meetings start at 7.30pm (except Saturday at 2.30pm) at Friends Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester PO19 1NX
Associate membership £20 per year (£30 for couples) visitors £5. Free for full HA members.
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Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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Meetings are held at 8pm on the third Thursday of the month September to April (excluding December) at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD.
Please email dudleyramiles@googlemail.com or mandycaller@googlemail.com for Zoom details.
The cost of Membership is £15 (£10 if joining after Christmas), and the visitor fee will...
Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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Report on the Bristol Branch's A-level Russian History Conference
16th May 2024
The Bristol Branch of the HA’s A-level Russian History Conference27 March 2024
‘Such a great event – both for students and teachers. Many thanks…for organising it, and for sharing excellent resources’ (Mark Kauntze, Head of History Redland Green School, Bristol)
‘Brilliant, thank you… our students really enjoyed the experience.’ (Phill...
Report on the Bristol Branch's A-level Russian History Conference
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Bristol Branch Programme
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Please contact Mary Feerick, Secretary Maryfeerick@gmail.com or 0117 9442898 with any enquiries. Annual branch membership is £15. All lectures are free to National HA members as well as University of Bristol staff & all students. Guests pay £5 on the door for a single lecture. Further details are available on...
Bristol Branch Programme
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Leicester Branch Programme
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Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2026-27
All enquiries for Leicester Branch: Dr Alex Bryne. alexander.bryne@dmu.ac.uk
All enquiries for Northampton Branch: Professor Matthew McCormack. Matthew.McCormack@northampton.ac.uk
13 October 2026
Dr Heena Heena (University of Leicester)
Beyond British Criticism: Religion, Print and Astrological Writings in...
Leicester Branch Programme
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100 not out: the Nuneaton branch centenary
HA News
For the 2018–19 season, the Nuneaton Branch of the HA is celebrating its centenary. Founded in 1919, by 1921 there were 78 members. In 1924, members went on a ‘charabanc’ tour of Leicestershire churches, ending at Fenny Drayton, where they joined in the celebrations for the tercentenary of the birth...
100 not out: the Nuneaton branch centenary
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West Surrey Branch Programme
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Branch contact All enquiries to membershipwsha@yahoo.co.uk or Telephone: 01784 435630
Venue: All meetings start at 7.30pm and will be held at St Nicolas’ Hall, Bury Street, Guildford, GU2 4AW. The nearest car park is Portsmouth Road Car Park (GU2 4BW). Early arrival advised.
Associate membership £20 per year. Talks free...
West Surrey Branch Programme
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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
For all branch enquiries please contact Tony Tuckwell: 01245 256423...
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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 M 07888 641 587
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. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available for which a donation is welcome....
Taunton Deane Branch Programme
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Buckinghamshire Branch Programme
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Enquiries to Mrs.Terry Bloxham (Hon Secretary), 138 High Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1RB
Tel: 07952 703535 E-mail: secretarybucksha@gmail.com
Meetings are being held on Wednesdays at 8.00 pm online via Zoom (except for the June event which will be in-person)
Admission to meetings is free to full and associate members of the...
Buckinghamshire Branch Programme
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Northampton Branch Programme
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Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2026-27
All talks are online and take place at 6pm-7.30pm. Booking is through Eventbrite.
Entry is free of charge.
All enquiries for Leicester Branch: Dr Alex Bryne. alexander.bryne@dmu.ac.uk
All enquiries for Northampton Branch: Professor Matthew McCormack. Matthew.McCormack@northampton.ac.uk
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Northampton Branch Programme
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Birmingham Branch History
Branch History
The Branch was founded in May 1907, a few months after the Historical Association was established. The founding Branch President was Professor John Masterman, Professor of History (1902-09) in the University of Birmingham's Department of Commerce, as it was designated in those days. He was one of several historians in...
Birmingham Branch History
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Birmingham Branch 1907-2007
Branch History
The Branch was founded in May 1907, a few months after the Historical Association was established. The founding Branch President was Professor John Masterman, Professor of History (1902-09) in the University of Birmingham's Department of Commerce, as it was designated in those days. He was one of several historians in...
Birmingham Branch 1907-2007
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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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History of the Gloucestershire Branch 1919-2021
HA branch history
This article is based on a talk originally given after the 2003 Branch AGM which drew on branch records subsequently deposited with the County Archives. These comprise AGM and committee minutes as well as notes on, and some details of, speakers for each meeting from the 1928-9 season to 1957,...
History of the Gloucestershire Branch 1919-2021
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Bath Branch Programme
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Entry to lectures is free for national HA members and Bath Branch local members who have paid an annual subscription (£18). Visitors are welcome and are asked to pay £6 per lecture.
For more information please contact Mike Short, Branch Secretary, mikeshort20@btinternet.com or 01225 812945.
Lectures begin at 7.30 pm...
Bath Branch Programme
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Canterbury Branch Programme
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Branch contact: All enquiries to Mr Patrick McKeating hacanterburybranch@gmail.com
Venues: All talks are held on Thursdays, starting at 7.00pm at different venues around Canterbury, as listed below.
Branch membership: £10 a year. Non-members pay £5 to attend each lecture; students go free.
Branch website: no website but...
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Plymouth Branch Programme
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www.ha-plymouth.org.uk
Enquiries to Alan H. Cousins Tel. 01752 843750 a.cousins345@btinternet.com
Booking for lectures: Booking is easy - just click on the title of the lecture and it will take you to the Eventbrite page. Eventbrite tickets will be free to Members; otherwise £6 or concessions £4.
Meetings start at...
Plymouth Branch Programme
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History of the Isle of Wight Branch
Branch History
Although the Historical Association was formed in 1906, sixteen years elapsed before a branch was established on the Isle of Wight. From the HA's archives, stored at Nottingham University, the annual reports indicate the Branch was formed in June 1922 and by the end of the first year there was a...
History of the Isle of Wight 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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Winchester Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Hon Secretary Eleanor Yates – email historicalassocwinchester@outlook.com or text or call 07973 427915
Lectures will be held in the Winchester College Science Lecture Theatre, Science School, Kingsgate Road, Winchester, SO23 9PG at 7.30pm. There is parking behind the science school and disabled access to the Theatre. Please ask if...
Winchester Branch Programme