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  • Out & About: On the Somme

      Visit
    Paula Kitching demonstrates how to interpret and understand the memorial features of the Somme landscape. One hundred and five years ago, a piece entitled ‘Out and about on the Somme’ would have been a travel piece for would-be tourists to the French countryside. The rolling hills and valleys provide a...
    Out & About: On the Somme

  • Bolingbroke

      Classic Pamphlet
    There were three Bolingbrokes: (1) The politician and minister of Queen Anne's reign, whose career ended with his flight to France in April 1715; (2) The exile, after his brief service under "The Old Pretender," who was permitted in 1723 to return to England, but not to his seat in...
    Bolingbroke

  • The Coronation of King Charles III

      Historian feature
    2023 will see the first coronation of a British monarch for 70 years. Only those now in their 70s or above will remember the last one. The UK is the only country in Europe still to carry out a coronation, a ceremony that has its roots in traditions over a...
    The Coronation of King Charles III

  • Out and About in Medieval Toulouse

      Article
    David Pearse takes us to the historic heart of France’s fourth-largest city. Looking at the street plan Bordering the River Garonne, medieval  Toulouse extends as far as the Basilica of St Sernin but is concentrated in an area bounded approximately by the Jacobins’ Church to the north, St Etienne Cathedral...
    Out and About in Medieval Toulouse

  • Catherine de' Medici and the French Wars of Religion

      Article
    R. J. Knecht suggests that the 'Black Legend' may not be quite as unfair to Catherine as her defenders have argued. Few historical figures have aroused as much passionate controversy as Catherine de’ Medici who was queen of France from 1547 until 1559 and several times regent before her death...
    Catherine de' Medici and the French Wars of Religion

  • The Historian 52: Napoleon III and the French Second Empire

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    Napoleon III - only one article of this journal remains. Open the attachment below to read the article.
    The Historian 52: Napoleon III and the French Second Empire

  • Newcastle and the General Strike 1926

      Article
    The nine-day General Strike of May 1926 retains a totemic place in the nation's history nearly 100 years later. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill was among those who attempted to characterise it as anarchy and revolution, but this was hyperbole and largely inaccurate for, as Ellen Wilkinson (then...
    Newcastle and the General Strike 1926

  • Tudor Enclosures

      Classic Pamphlet
    Tudor enclosures hold the attention of historians because of the fundamental changes which they wrought in our system of farming, and in the appearance of the English countryside. At the same time, the subject is continually being re-investigated, and as a result it is no longer presented in the simple...
    Tudor Enclosures

  • Limited Monarchy in Great Britain in the Eighteenth Century

      Classic Pamphlet
    There was hardly anything in Great Britain which political thinkers on the continent of Europe in the eighteenth century admired more than its limited monarchy. But what were the limitations? Were they deliberate or not? Were they effected by acts of parliament or by the silent encroachments of usage? Did...
    Limited Monarchy in Great Britain in the Eighteenth Century

  • Immigration and the making of British food

      Historian article
    Panikos Panayi explores the way in which immigration has transformed British eating habits over the last two centuries, whether through the rise of the restaurant and the development of eating out, or the culinary revolution at home. Those people who voted to leave the European Union in 2016 because of...
    Immigration and the making of British food

  • Why are you wearing a watch? Complicating narratives of economic and social progress

      Teaching History article
    Frustrated by the traditional narrative of the industrial revolution as a steady march of progress, and disappointed by her students’ dull and deterministic statements about historical change, Hannah Sibona decided to complicate the tidy narrative of continual improvement. Inspired by an article by E.P. Thompson, Sibona reflected that introducing her...
    Why are you wearing a watch? Complicating narratives of economic and social progress

  • The Historian 154: Out now

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    Read The Historian 154: Jubilee Welcome to the latest edition of The Historian. This Jubilee edition is a way of drawing together a series of articles that are either about the Jubilee or about royalty and Queenship. It is also a chance to mark the 70 years of our patron HM...
    The Historian 154: Out now

  • Papal Election and Murder

      Historian article
    Before the smoke clears: The longest papal election in history was marred by a brutal murder Papal elections never used to be so short or easy. In 1268 Pope Clement IV died and the cardinals, divided between French and Italian factions, would be deadlocked for the next three years over...
    Papal Election and Murder

  • Overground, underground and across the sea

      Article
    Communication is at the heart of what it is to be human, and the British postal service has helped to shape the modern world as we know it today. From cryptic Victorian Valentine cards to a lion encountered on Salisbury Plain, there is nothing ordinary about the story of the post! The British postal service...
    Overground, underground and across the sea

  • Triumphs Show 158: interactive learning walls and substantive vocabulary

      Article
    Year 10 use an interactive learning wall to cement their understanding of substantive vocabulary It is the first term of their GCSE course and Year 10 are already starting to flag a little. They are enjoying studying the Russian Revolution, but are struggling to remember all the new words they...
    Triumphs Show 158: interactive learning walls and substantive vocabulary

  • The death of a hero: Vice-Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson

      Historian article
    Michael Crumplin comments on the injuries and illnesses that Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson suffered during his shortened career. His bold leadership style, much admired by his naval companions, inevitably led to a series of wounds. Using a combination of contemporary accounts and current clinical, anatomical and physiological interpretation, this article...
    The death of a hero: Vice-Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson

  • The Bronze Age: what was so special about copper and tin?

      Primary History article
    On first approaching this period it is possible to feel comfortable with the term ‘Bronze Age’ without ever really interrogating what this means. When did this period happen? What do we mean by the term the Bronze Age and was it different or the same around the world? Clearly there...
    The Bronze Age: what was so special about copper and tin?

  • Racism and equality through the 1936 Berlin Olympics: the Olympics, Nationalism and Identity

      Primary History article
    Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. This article outlines ideas for teaching history with crosscurricular links to citizenship, with a Year 6 class...
    Racism and equality through the 1936 Berlin Olympics: the Olympics, Nationalism and Identity

  • Significant anniversaries: The Bristol Bus Boycott, 1963

      Primary History article
    It is sixty years since the Bristol Bus Boycott highlighted race inequalities and discrimination in the workplace. In this article, Stuart Boydell revisits this watershed moment and considers how the Bristol Bus Boycott could be incorporated into the curriculum today. Sixty years ago, Bristol was at the centre of a...
    Significant anniversaries: The Bristol Bus Boycott, 1963

  • Regional Aspects of the Scottish Reformation

      Classic Pamphlet
    Reformation Perspective In recent years studies of the Scottish Reformation have undergone a marked change. Religion is seldom advanced as the sole mainspring of the events of 1560 and explanations have been increasingly sought in political and economic terms. On the political side growing opposition to French influence within Scotland...
    Regional Aspects of the Scottish Reformation

  • The Battle of Waterloo: Sunday 18 June 1815

      Article
    John Morewood explores the events of 18 June 1815 in detail and asks just how accurate is our view of what happened on the field of Waterloo. Summary Waterloo is the most famous battle in a four-battle campaign fought from 15 June to 19 June 1815. On one side were...
    The Battle of Waterloo: Sunday 18 June 1815

  • Government and Society in Late Medieval Spain

      Classic Pamphlet
    Government and Society in Late Medieval Spain: From the accession of the House of Trastámara to Ferdinand and IsabellaThe history of late medieval Spain is usually seen as a tiresome introduction to the reigns of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella. Modern historians tend to portray them as ‘new monarchs',...
    Government and Society in Late Medieval Spain

  • The Historian 154: Jubilee

      The magazine of the Historical Association
    4 Reviews 5 Editorial  (Read article for free) 6 (Un)exceptional women: queenship and power in medieval Europe – Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Storey (Read article) 10 Dress becomes her: the appearance and apparel of Elizabeth II – Benjamin Linley Wild (Read article) 15 Reviews 16 The throne and the fairy tellers –...
    The Historian 154: Jubilee

  • Two women linked across three thousand years of history

      Primary History article
    16 May 1976 – a warm sunny day as Zheng was to recall – began as a typical day on site and ended with a remarkable discovery. Zheng Zhenxiang was leading an archaeological team at Yinxu, Anyang in China looking for evidence of tombs from the Shang Dynasty period. This...
    Two women linked across three thousand years of history

  • Primary History 47: Thinking through history

      Journal
    This special edition of Primary History is supported by the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth. 04 Editorial: Thinking through history: opportunity for equality 06 In my view: we must support gifted historians from an early age – Lord Adonis 07 In my view: why we need a national...
    Primary History 47: Thinking through history