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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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Historical Association Annual Conference - Terms & Conditions
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Please read these terms and conditions carefully before booking onto the Historical Association’s Annual Conference 2022. You should understand that by booking a place at this Conference, you agree to adhere to these terms and conditions.
Please note that these terms and conditions are only applicable to the HA’s Conference...
Historical Association Annual Conference - Terms & Conditions
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Teaching History 173: Out now
Journal news
Access Teaching History 173 here (free to HA Secondary Members)
Opening Doors
The theme for this edition of Teaching History draws part of its inspiration from calls for the school curriculum to give young people access to genuinely ‘powerful knowledge’: knowledge that will take them beyond the confines of their own...
Teaching History 173: Out now
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Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding
27th November 2018
The film Peterloo has been reviewed as one of the cinematic achievements of 2018, dramatising the people and events that led to the infamous ‘Peterloo’ massacre in August 1819. Respected film-maker Mike Leigh created the film using historical records and sources from the period, as he and historical adviser Jacqueline...
Peterloo: HA interview with Mike Leigh and Jacqueline Riding
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The Historian 139: Out now
Journal News
There has never been a more exciting time to study Anglo-Saxon history. Recent archaeological discoveries are transforming our understanding of the narrative of early English history and have added new layers of meaning to our existing knowledge. New methodologies such as the study of landscape and of gender have challenged...
The Historian 139: Out now
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Schools Remember Them
9th November 2018
As we approach Remembrance Day and of course the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, schools across the country have been carrying out their own acts of remembrance in the form of special services, memorials, trips and drop down days among many other activities. Social media...
Schools Remember Them
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Religion and Science in the Eighteenth Century
Historian article
Much has been said about the clash between religion and science in Victorian times but there has been less research into the relationship between them in the eighteenth century. This article considers three Georgian clergymen who were also notable scientists – the Reverend William Stukeley, the pioneer of scientific field...
Religion and Science in the Eighteenth Century
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Hungarian Nationalism in International Context
Historian article
All aspects of Hungarian nationalism – with one exception, which I shall consider later – had more or less similar counterparts elsewhere in Europe; but the blending of those elements yielded a unique constellation. Moreover, the ingredients of this mixture proved highly disruptive for central Europe, indeed at times for...
Hungarian Nationalism in International Context
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CPD events terms and conditions
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Please read these terms and conditions carefully before booking onto any of the Historical Association's [HA] CPD Events. You should understand that by booking any of our CPD Events, you agree to adhere to these terms and conditions.
Please note that these terms and conditions are only applicable to the...
CPD events terms and conditions
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National Archives to illuminate 1920s Britain with new online resource
2nd October 2018
The UK National Archives have posted online an array of fascinating documents and pictures illuminating the history of the 1920s, a decade that saw enormous changes in British society.
The new resouce makes available 67 letters, cartoons, photographs, official documents and handwritten notes covering the General Strike, hunger marches and unemployment, the...
National Archives to illuminate 1920s Britain with new online resource
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The Battle of Britain
Article
David Field gives a descriptive account of a History Club's project on the Battle of Britain.
The Battle of Britain
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Report on the Historical Association Tour of Cardiff and its environs
31st August 2018
Twenty-three people met in the comfortable Clayton Hotel in central Cardiff in June to attempt to assimilate two thousand years of Welsh history in a week. We were blessed with a heatwave, a bustling city environment, and a lot to see. We started on the eastern edge of South Wales...
Report on the Historical Association Tour of Cardiff and its environs
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Early Modern Britain 1509-1745
HA Secondary Resources (Key Stage 3)
While the 2014 Curriculum sets out the broad focus of each particular content area, considerable choice has been left to history departments in determining which particular events or developments to include and how they can best 'combine overview and depth studies to help pupils understand both the long arc of...
Early Modern Britain 1509-1745
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Membership terms and conditions
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The Historical Association [HA] is a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter. We endeavour to make membership as accessible as possible to all, and this in turn enables us to continue to produce resources and campaign for quality history education at all levels, locally and nationally. We are grateful to...
Membership terms and conditions
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Films: Careers with history
Multipage Article
History can open the door to a wide variety of careers and not just the obvious ones. Apart from being very interesting, history is very practical and teaches you vital skills that employers value. You can find out more about how history can help your career here.
At the HA,...
Films: Careers with history
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Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium
Article
My Favourite History Place: Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium
We can truly say that the whole circuit of the Earth is girdled with the graves of our dead. In the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace...
Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium
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Contribute an Article to The Historian
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The Historian is the journal of the Historical Association that is for all our general members and for teacher members who want a little bit of extra subject knowledge.
Containing a mixture of themed articles, regular features and general interest, the journal comes out four times a year. Articles are...
Contribute an Article to The Historian
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The Great Debate 2019: speeches
What was the greatest failure of the Age of Revolutions?
On Saturday 30 March 2019, a bright spring day, 21 students gathered at Windsor Castle for the Historical Association Great Debate final. The 21 finalists had already successfully won their local heats from across the UK and now they stood in the historic vaulted Vicar’s Hall, St George’s House, a stone's throw...
The Great Debate 2019: speeches
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Historical Association Privacy Notice
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The Historical Association is committed to the protection of your privacy. We take your rights seriously and treat all the information you give us with care.
This privacy notice explains how and why we collect, store and use the personal data you give us, to ensure you stay informed and...
Historical Association Privacy Notice
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Interpretations of History: Issues for Teachers in the Development of Pupils' Understanding
Article
This article is based on collaborative work between staff at a University department of educational studies and a comprehensive school. Ian Davies and Rob Williams reviews the status and meaning of interpretations in history education and draws from work undertaken with students following an initial teacher education course in History,...
Interpretations of History: Issues for Teachers in the Development of Pupils' Understanding
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RAF100 Schools Project
Project and website launch
The Historical Association and the Institute of Physics have teamed up to deliver an exciting project for school and youth groups as part of the Royal Air Force centenary celebrations.
The RAF100 Schools Project uniquely uses the professional understanding of historians and physicists working in education to create an active...
RAF100 Schools Project
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Move Me On 154: Mixed Ability Groups
Move Me On
This issue's problem:Joe Priestley is having problems providing sufficient challenge for the higher attainers within his mixed ability groups
Joe Priestley has settled into his training placement very well and has impressed other members of the history department with his lively and engaging ideas.
In his early teaching he was...
Move Me On 154: Mixed Ability Groups
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Teaching History 154: A Sense of History
The HA's journal for secondary history teachers
02 Editorial
03 HA Secondary News
04 HA Update
08 Dan Smith - Period, place and mental space: using historical scholarship to develop Year 7 pupils' sense of period (Read article)
18 Katharine Burn - Making sense of the eighteenth century (Read article)
28 Cunning Plan: Layers of history (Read article)
30 Paula...
Teaching History 154: A Sense of History
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The International Journal Volume 12, Number 1
Journal
Editorial
Sweden
Ethical Values and History: a mutual relationship?
Niklas Ammert, Linnaeus University (Kalmar)
Australia
Teaching History Using Feature Films: practitioner acuity and cognitive neuroscientific validation
Debra Donnelly, University of Newcastle
Greece
The Difficult Relationship Between the History of the Present and School History in Greece: cinema as...
The International Journal Volume 12, Number 1
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Contribute an Article to Teaching History
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Do you have an idea that you'd like to share with the Teaching History community? It's through member contributions that the HA maintains such a rich subject community - we'd love to hear from you!
Please don’t worry about being tentative, and please don’t worry if you have never written before! We really...
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