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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...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 18
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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...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 13
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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
20...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 12
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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...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 11
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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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My journey to Bosnia: The Balkans Conflict 22 years on
A personal account of an educational visit to Sarajevo and Srebrenica
In these pages HA Education Manager Melanie Jones shares her own personal experiences and reflections from a recent educational visit to Bosnia, and looks at ways in which British schools might be able to explore aspects of the 1990s Balkans Conflict.
In September 2017 I was approached by a small charitable organisation Remembering...
My journey to Bosnia: The Balkans Conflict 22 years on
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Primary History 22
Journal
4 PRIMARY UPDATE - TIM LOMAS
6 ICT-HIGH PROFILE IN 1999-2000: BUT WILLYOU USE IT INYOUR HISTORY TEACHING? LEZ SMART
8 WHY SHOULD WE USE HISTORICAL FICTION TO TEACH ENGLISH AND HISTORY? DAVE MARTIN
10 WHY TEDDY BEARS WON'T DO ANYMORE - HILARY PEGUM
11 THE MAGIC OF MATHEMATICS -...
Primary History 22
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The Historian 22
The magazine of the Historical Association
3 Feature: Palmerston, Man of Paradox, Muriel E. Chamberlain
10 Interpretation: Emperor Hirohito and Japanese History, Alan G.R. Smith
12 Local History: Vernacular Architecture and its Study, R. W. Brunskill
16 Update: The Crusades, Malcolm Bather
19 Education Forum: History 1989, Reform or Reaction, Christine Lloyd
20 Portfolio: Sinews of Wan Royalist Finances...
The Historian 22
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John F. Kennedy and the Vietnam War
An enduring counterfactual
Would US President John F. Kennedy have avoided the catastrophe that became the Vietnam War if Lee Harvey Oswald had not assassinated him in Dallas on that fateful day of 22 November 1963? This question – or a version of it – has animated discussions of the Vietnam War for...
John F. Kennedy and the Vietnam War
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The Elizabeth cake
Primary History article
Hidden away on top of a dusty, battered cupboard in a local primary school were two equally dusty and battered log books. Each has seen better days and each could provide a range of links to local and national history. The log book was one of two found in one...
The Elizabeth cake
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Stephen Lawrence Day 2021
Learning about the legacy of Stephen Lawrence
22 April is Stephen Lawrence Day, marking the anniversary of his murder in 1993. The killing of Stephen Lawrence by a group of young men simply because he was Black was a horrific crime, but the failure to correctly pursue the killers because of the Metropolitan Police’s own racism was an appalling...
Stephen Lawrence Day 2021
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Significant anniversaries: Windrush 75
Primary History article
It is 75 years since the ship called the Empire Windrush brought people from the Caribbean to begin a new life in the United Kingdom. Those who also arrived in the years leading up to 1971 are often referred to as ‘the Windrush generation’. Their contribution to Britain socially, culturally...
Significant anniversaries: Windrush 75
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The Lady of the Black Horse: Mabel Stobart (1862–1954)
Article
Peter Down takes us on a winter retreat over snow-covered mountains.
Mabel St Clair Stobart was born into a wealthy Victorian family and enjoyed an idyllic childhood. She was gifted academically and excelled at sport. Married at 22, she had two sons. Unfortunately in 1903 her husband lost his fortune and...
The Lady of the Black Horse: Mabel Stobart (1862–1954)
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Historical anniversaries 2023-24
3rd October 2023
Some things are important every year; others only seem to hit our radar when it’s a significant anniversary – think Bonfire Night versus The Battle of Waterloo. That is why we refresh and update our anniversaries calendar every year. For what is left of 2023 we have the 75th anniversary...
Historical anniversaries 2023-24
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Historical anniversaries in 2023
4th January 2023
Every year has significant anniversaries and 2023 is no exception. It is 70 years since the European Convention on Human Rights became effective; 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; 100 years since the Republic of Turkey was established; 150 years since the publication of Anna Karenina; 200 years since...
Historical anniversaries in 2023
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The Historian 113: History Painting in England
The magazine of the Historical Association
5 Editorial
6 Empires of Gold - Eamonn Gearon (Read Article)
11 The President's Column - Jackie Eales
12 History Painting in England: Benjamin West, Philip James de Loutherbourg, J.M.W. Turner - A. D. Harvey (Read Article)
18 Why Reichskristallnacht? - Sarah Newman (Read Article)
22 Robert Peel: Portraiture and political commemoration -...
The Historian 113: History Painting in England
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The Historian 133: Celebrating Asa Briggs
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial
6 The Man from Keighley - Trevor James
10 Asa Briggs’s Birmingham - Roger Ward
12 Asa Briggs and labour history - Chris Wrigley
16 Asa Briggs: an appreciation - Stephen Yeo
21 The President’s Column
22 Asa Briggs and political history - Peter Catterall
26...
The Historian 133: Celebrating Asa Briggs
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The Historian 110: The Escape of the Prince in 1746
The magazine of the Historical Association
5 Editorial
6 The escape of the Prince in 1746 - A E MacRobert (Read Article)
12 Oxford's Literary War: Oxford University's servicemen and the Great War - Dr Stephen M. Cullen (Read Article)
18 Enter the Tudor Prince - Trevor Fisher (Read Article)
22 India and the British war...
The Historian 110: The Escape of the Prince in 1746
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The Historian 109: Medieval 'Signs and Marvels'
The magazine of the Historical Association
5 Editorial
6 The British Government's Confidential Files on the United States - A. D. Harvey (Read Article)
11 The President's Column - Anne Curry
12 Smithfield's Bartholomew Fair - Dianne Payne (Read Article)
18 The Charles Dickens Primary School Project - Alan Parkinson (Read Article)
22 Medieval ‘Signs and...
The Historian 109: Medieval 'Signs and Marvels'
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The Historian 69: Don't Blame the Messengers
The magazine of the Historical Association
Featured articles:
4 The adventures of Peter Porcupine: William Cobbett in the United States, 1792-1800 - Noel Thompson
9 Don't Blame the Messengers: News Agencies Past and Present
16 ‘The War against God': Napoleon, Pope Pius VII and the People of Italy, 1800-1814.
22 Squalor and rough justice in Watford
The Historian 69: Don't Blame the Messengers
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Dig it: Literacy, ICT, Archaeology and History
Primary History article
Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated.
Editorial comment: Pupil reading of written and printed texts is a central element in their ‘Doing History'. As such, it is one of numerous integrated pedagogic activities that combine to make up a lesson, a series...
Dig it: Literacy, ICT, Archaeology and History
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The Historian 118: Travel
The magazine of the Historical Association
5 Editorial
6 Cathars and Castles in Medieval France - Richard Eales (Read Article)
12 Travel - Nicolas Kinloch (Read Article)
17 The President's Column
18 It's Murder On The Orient Express - Alf Wilkinson (Read Article)
22 Taking tea with Frau von Papen - Andrew Kirkby (Read Article)
24 Marcus Morris and...
The Historian 118: Travel
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Career opportunity: join our Primary History Editorial Board
16th October 2023
We are looking for 4 volunteers:
2 Editors
2 Associate Editors
Contribute to the teaching profession
Details are set out below in respect of a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the teaching profession by volunteering for the HA, while at the same time enhancing your own career development.
You will...
Career opportunity: join our Primary History Editorial Board
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History 329
The Journal of the Historical Association
Articles1. Kings and Lords in Tenth-Century Cornwall (pages 2-22) - Charles Insley2. Regional Communities and Royal Authority in the Late Old English Kingdom: The Crisis of 1051-1052 Revisited (pages 23-40) - Ann Williams3. Richard Guldeford's Pilgrimage: Piety and Cultural Change in Late Fifteenth- and Early Sixteenth-Century England (pages 41-78) -...
History 329
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The Historian 136: 1967 - A Year of Change
The magazine of the Historical Association
4 Reviews
5 Editorial (Read article)
6 Homosexuality in Britain since 1967 – Harry Cocks (Read article)
12 Reviews
13 The President’s Column
14 The origins and development of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights movement in Britain from 1960 to the present – Professor Sally R. Munt (Read...
The Historian 136: 1967 - A Year of Change
