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The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
Branch History
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch - a short historyThe branch was founded in 1920, at the instigation of two local teachers, W. J. Blake (the father the famous historian, Robert, Lord Blake) and Walter Stephenson, the father of our most long-serving (1941-1962) president, Andrew Stephenson, who was himself a distinguished...
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
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Canterbury Branch History
Branch History
Although active between the wars, the Canterbury Branch had faded into oblivion by the 1960s.The arrival of the University of Kent at Canterbury brought about the Branch's revival in 1971-1972, led by Peter Roberts, Grayson Ditchfield and Donald Read, and a programme was arranged for 1972 -3. Among those on...
Canterbury Branch History
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Central London Branch Programme
Article
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
Branch President: Vacancy
Honorary Vice-Presidents: Professor David Stevenson, Mrs Chrissie Ganjou
Vice-Chairs: Jill Kilsby, Hedley Sutton
Programme Secretary: Thabo Stuck
Treasurer:...
Central London Branch Programme
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Winchester Branch Programme
Article
All enquiries to Branch Secretary Eleanor Yates – email historicalassocwinchester@outlook.com or text or call 07973 427915
Lectures will be at 7.30pm. Unless otherwise stated, the venue is The Science Lecture Theatre, Kingsgate Street, Winchester SO23 9PG, and sometimes online additionally.
Lectures are free to members and students, visitors are...
Winchester Branch Programme
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Northampton Branch Programme
Article
Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2024-25
Leicester Chair: Annabelle Larsen leicesterha@gmail.com
Northampton Chair: David Waller david@davidwaller.org.uk
Most talks will be on the second Tuesday of the month, 18.00-19.30.
Northampton Branch Programme 2025
**POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 2025**. David Waller, University of Northampton. ‘The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election...
Northampton Branch Programme
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Joan of Arc - Saint, Witch or Warrior?
Transition Training Session 4
This is the 4th of 5 sessions arising from the 2005 KS2-KS3 History Transitions Project:
Transition training session 1: Historical Enquiries & Interpretations
Transition training session 2: Using ICT in the teaching of history
Transition training session 3: Extended writing in history
Transition training session 4: Joan of Arc - Saint,...
Joan of Arc - Saint, Witch or Warrior?
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The International Journal Volume 9 Number 2
IJHLTR
International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 9, Number 2 - Autumn/Winter 2010
ISSN 1472-9466
1. Editorial Hilary Cooper and Jon Nichol. 04
2. Articles
Eleni Apostolidou 06
Oscillating Between the Recent Past and the Remote Past: The Perceptions of the Past and the Discipline
of History...
The International Journal Volume 9 Number 2
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Swansea Branch History
Branch History
History of the Swansea BranchThe first Swansea Branch of the Historical Association was established in 1923. Unfortunately, the activities of the branch are unknown as no local documentation from that time has survived. All that is certain is that by 1925 it had ceased to meet.Following a suggestion by the...
Swansea Branch History
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Objects and visual image exemplar: toys and games
Exemplar
This was a half-term cross-curricular topic with a mixed Year 1/2 class. It focused on forces in science, storytelling in English, and objects and pictures in history. The children in the class had a wide range of abilities, with a large number having very poor expressive language. Therefore many of...
Objects and visual image exemplar: toys and games
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Teaching the Ancient Greeks: an introduction
Reference guide
This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today
Please note: this guide was written before the new National Curriculum...
Teaching the Ancient Greeks: an introduction
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Drama: Ancient Egypt - Akhenaten
Exemplar
This exemplar outlines a lesson John Fines taught to a class of Year 3 children. He was visiting them for the first time to do some drama work. The children already knew a great deal about the Ancient Egyptians and were also used to learning through drama. John writes:After a...
Drama: Ancient Egypt - Akhenaten
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Urban spaces
Lesson Resources
Please note: these free resources pre-date the 2014 National Curriculum. For a more recent resource see Scheme of work: Local history - the story of our high street.
1. Urban spaces near you: cross-curricular work
History, Literacy, Art & Design, Science: ideas and activities. Citizenship too. These materials are based on...
Urban spaces
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The Pilgrimage of Grace: Reactions, Responses and Revisions
Article
Dr Michael Bush investigates the interpretations of the pilgrimage of grace. Our perception of the pilgrimage of grace has been largely created by Madeleine and Ruth Dodds and their magnificent book The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536-7, and the Exeter Conspiracy, 1538 (Cambridge). Published in 1915, it has dominated the subject...
The Pilgrimage of Grace: Reactions, Responses and Revisions
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Ancient Egypt
Reference guide for primary
This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today
Please note: this guide was written before the new National Curriculum...
Ancient Egypt
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The Vikings in Britain: a brief history
Reference guide for primary
Viking Age | In Britain: background | Short history | King Alfred | Later raids & rulers | Key concepts
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This resource is free for everyone
For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of...
The Vikings in Britain: a brief history
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Britain and the Wider World in Tudor Times
Reference
The wider world: The Tudors ruled Britain during a fascinating and fast-changing century. Europe emerged from the Middle Ages, and Europeans sailed across the oceans, reaching the East, discovering the New World of America, establishing colonies, and circumnavigating the world for the first time (Ferdinand Magellan in 1517, and Francis...
Britain and the Wider World in Tudor Times
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Roman Britain: a brief history
Reference guide for primary
This resource is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today
From the founding of the city of Rome in the...
Roman Britain: a brief history
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Bolton Branch Programme
Article
Branch contact All enquiries to Mrs Melissa Wright mwright@boltonschool.org.uk 07912369060
Venue: All talks start at 6.30pm on (mostly) the first Monday of the month, and take place in the Leverhulme Suite @ Bolton School Girls’ Division, Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA. Parking free in the Girls’ Division Quad.
Associate...
Bolton Branch Programme
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The Personal Study Dealing With Significance
Student Guides
To access the PDF resources attached to this guide, along with a wealth of other online resources from podcasts to articles and publications, plus support and advice though our “How To”, examination and transition to university guides and careers resources, join the Historical Association today
History courses at A-Level contain...
The Personal Study Dealing With Significance
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Is There A Future In History? Your Questions Answered!
Student Guides
Q: What use is history to me? It's all about the past - how will it help me get a job?
History IS both interesting AND useful!
As a history student, you will never experience the events that you study; instead you have to build up a picture from the...
Is There A Future In History? Your Questions Answered!
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The Historian 86: England Arise!
The magazine of the Historical Association
Featured articles:
8 England Arise! The General Election of 1945 – Keith Laybourn (Read article)
16 The Last Duke of Lorraine – Richard Arnold Jones (Read article)
23 Thomas Muir and the 'Scottish Martyrs' of the 1790s – Harry Dickinson (Read article)
36 Cheshire Country Houses and the Rise of the Nouveaux Riches –...
The Historian 86: England Arise!
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Philip II of Spain: The Prudent King
Article
On the eve of the 400th anniversary of Philip II’s death James Casey rejects the traditional portrayal of the Spanish ruler as a cruel despot and argues his achievements were more the result of an extraordinary sense of duty fully in tune with the hopes and aspirations of his people....
Philip II of Spain: The Prudent King
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Ancient Carthage
Podcast
Ancient Carthage was an ancient Semitic civilisation based in North Africa. Initially a settlement in present-day Tunisia, it later became a city-state and then an empire. Founded by the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, Carthage reached its height in the fourth century BC as one of the largest metropolis in the world. It was the centre of the Carthaginian Empire, a major power led...
Ancient Carthage
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Museum & Gallery Courses
Continuing Professional Development
Museum & Gallery Courses
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Archives
Briefing Pack
1. Local Archives
Local Archives Offices contain an enormous amount of information including Census records, newspapers and property records. They are a useful point of call when either verifying information found on the internet or conducting deeper research beyond what is available on the main sources of family history such...
Archives
