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The Historian 65: Cooling Memories
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Featured articles:
4 From Ashes to Icon: The creation of the National Botanic Garden of Wales - Charles Stirton (Read article)
10 Wanted, The elusive Charlie Peace: A Sheffield killer of the 1870s as popular hero - Dr John Springhall (Read article)
17 Cooling memories: Why we still remember Scott...
The Historian 65: Cooling Memories
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Teaching History 70
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Editorial 2
News 3
Articles:
Change and Continuity: Some Reflections on the First Year's Implementation of Key Stage 3 History in the National Curriculum Robert Phillips 9
Implementing the National Curriculum, Term 1 Ruth Watts 13
History Tasks at Key Stage 3: A Survey from Five Schools Peter D. John...
Teaching History 70
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Swansea Branch Programme
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Swansea Branch Programme 2023-24
Branch Contact: Liz McSloy, Secretary historyliz1565@yahoo.com
Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
All talks take place on the third Saturday of each month (unless otherwise stated) and start at 11am
Associate membership: £10 per year, Concessionary (part time workers, retired, unwaged) and Student membership: £5 per year,...
Swansea Branch Programme
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Gloucestershire Branch Programme
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Gloucestershire Branch Programme 2023-24
Contact details – Janet Graham at histassocglos@gmail.com or Robert Sutton on 01242 574889
Members and students - free entry to all talks. Visitors for in-person or Zoom talks - £4 charge.
Venues for most talks are the University of Gloucestershire either in Cheltenham or Gloucester. Directions...
Gloucestershire Branch Programme
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Contribute to ‘History’ journal
The Journal of the Historical Association
First published in 1912, History has been a leader in its field ever since. It is unique in its range and variety, packing its pages with stimulating articles, extensive book reviews, and editorial notes. History balances its broad chronological coverage with a wide geographical spread of articles featuring contributions from social, political, cultural, economic...
Contribute to ‘History’ journal
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Polychronicon 117: interpretations of Douglas Haig
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Polychronicon was a fourteenth-century chronicle that brought together much of the knowledge of its own age. Our Polychronicon in Teaching History is a regular feature helping school history teachers to update their subject knowledge, with special emphasis on recent historiography and changing interpretation. This edition of 'Polychronicon' considers the historical...
Polychronicon 117: interpretations of Douglas Haig
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Ealing Branch Programme
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Meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of each month at Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT at 7.30pm, with the exception of the October meeting which takes place at Twyford School at 6.30pm
Members (£15 annual fee) and Visitors (£5 per talk) Students free.
Bookings for meetings are via...
Ealing Branch Programme
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An introduction to ‘History’, the journal of the HA
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History is the Journal of the Historical Association. First published in 1912, History has been a leader in its field ever since. It is unique in its range and variety, packing its pages with stimulating articles, extensive book reviews, and editorial notes. History balances its broad chronological coverage with a...
An introduction to ‘History’, the journal of the HA
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An Introduction to The Historian
The HA's History Magazine
HA's The Historian is the only history magazine which offers in-depth but extremely readable history by well-known experts in their fields, plus individual research by members of the Historical Association which you just won’t find anywhere else. Published quarterly, The Historian is a subscription-based magazine with a circulation of over 2,000.
The...
An Introduction to The Historian
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Crime and Punishment Selected Articles
Selected Articles
Crime and Punishment - selected HA articles:
Wanted, The Elusive Charlie Peace': A Sheffield Killer Of The 1870s As Popular Hero
The 'Penny Dreadful'
Occult and Witches
Kett's Rebellion 1549
The Great Revolt of 1381
Crime and Punishment Selected Articles
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Public History Courses
Continuing Professional Development
What is Public History?
Public History is about understanding how the past has affected, and is used by, the present. It brings history to life and helps us understand the relationship between the past and the public at present. Public History can involve history in the community, and a Public...
Public History Courses
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Portsmouth Branch Programme
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Portsmouth Branch Programme 2023-24
Venue for talks: Room 2.01 Park Building, King Henry I St, Portsmouth PO1 2BZ.
All talks start at 7pm and finish no later than 8.30pm.
Pay on arrival: £4 per lecture, or £20 for all lectures October to May. Students and HA members free. No need...
Portsmouth Branch Programme
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Podcast series: Religion in England Through Time
Religion through Time
This set of podcasts looks at religion in England from the ancient to the modern world and features: Professor Ronald Hutton of the University of Bristol, Professor Joanna Story of the University of Leicester, Professor Nicholas Vincent of the University of East Anglia, Dr Steven Gunn of the University of...
Podcast series: Religion in England Through Time
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Assessment of students' uses of evidence
Teaching History article
Drawing on her research into students' evidential reasoning, Elisabeth Pickles explores the possibilities for how such reasoning might be assessed. Existing exam mark schemes focus too heavily on generic processes involved in the analysis of source material and insufficiently on the historical validity of reasoning and conclusions produced. Approaching the...
Assessment of students' uses of evidence
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Writing the First World War - Podcasts
Writing the First World War
The Writing the First World War event in partnership with the English Association and the British Library took place at the British Library in London on April 14th.
Over 80 teachers attended a wonderful day of stimulating professional development which was kicked off by a thought provoking take on how...
Writing the First World War - Podcasts
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American Dime Novels 1860-1915
GCSE Topic Pack
This resource is free to everyone. For access to 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
Dime novels | Dime novel craze...
American Dime Novels 1860-1915
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World War 1 Literature
GCSE Topic Pack
The Social and Political Climate in Britain before the Great War
This resource is free to everyone. For access to 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...
World War 1 Literature
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Florence Nightingale
Primary History resource
Born: May 1820; Died: August 1910
Background and early life
Florence Nightingale was born to a wealthy evangelical family in Florence, Italy in 1820. She was named after her place of birth. It was normal at the time for girls from wealthy families to be educated at home by a governess,...
Florence Nightingale
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Essex Branch History
Branch History
Essex Branch - Early DaysEssex Branch was founded in 1920 or earlier and was active continuously until 1936. In 1920-1 the president was H. de Havilland of The Manor House, Great Horkesley, and the secretary Mr. E.T. Baldwin of Earls Colne Grammar School. There were 56 branch members and 8...
Essex Branch History
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Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme 2023-24
We normally meet at 8pm on the third Thursday of the month October to April (excluding December) at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NS11 6YD.
The cost of Membership is £15 (£10 if joining after Christmas), and the visitor...
Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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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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West Surrey Branch Programme
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Branch contact All enquiries to Mr Rollo Crookshank crookshankrollo@gmail.com tel 01252 319881
Venue: All talks start at 7.30pm and take place St Nicolas’ Hall, Bury Street, Guildford, GU2 4AW. The nearest car park is Portsmouth Road Car Park (GU2 4BW).
Associate membership £15 per year. Talks free to national HA...
West Surrey Branch Programme
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Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme 2023-24
Entry to meetings is free for HA members and £2 for visitors.
Associate membership of the branch is £14 for 2023/2024 or £21.50 with our monthly news bulletin, the Beckenham Historian.
All meetings take place at 7.45 p.m. in Christ Church, Church Hall,...
Beckenham & Bromley Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme 2023-24
Further details can always be obtained from Trevor James on 01543-258434 or Sylvia Clifford on 01283-536250
Venues and times are listed with each meeting.
6 September 2023, 10am-4pm at Burton Library DE14 1AH
Trent Valley Local History Symposium [with Burton History Project] on...
Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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What makes good primary history?
Transition Training Session 5
This is the 5th in a series 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 -...
What makes good primary history?
