Booking closed (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the HA CPD terms and conditions before registering) We are pleased to be hosting a Doing History at University event for students and teachers in partnership with the University of Sheffield. The aim of the event is to...

There are many myths and legends surrounding the Vikings and their legacy. In this talk Eleanor Barraclough will reveal the material culture left behind of these people and what it can tell us about their real lives, experiences and impact. Dr Eleanor Barraclough FRHS, FSA, FRSA is a historian, author...

Join us this winter to explore the use of maps historically and how they can help us to cast light on the past with this brand new free webinar series from the Historical Association. Register Now  (Registration is free, via Cademy which opens in a new window.) Historians use maps a...

The Hotel Lutetia is a Paris institution, the only ‘grand’ hotel on the city’s bohemian Left Bank. Ever since it opened, it has served as a meeting place for artists, musicians and politicians. André Gide took his lunch here, James Joyce lived in one of its rooms, Picasso and Matisse...

Book Now  (Registration is via Cademy which opens in a new window. Please read the course terms and conditions before registering) What does the course cover? The French Revolution 1789–99 was not just a turning point in French history but also for the other nations of Europe and beyond. The...

Æthelstan (d. 939), was the early medieval king whose territorial conquests and shrewd statesmanship united the peoples, languages, and cultures that would come to be known as the “kingdom of the English.” In this panoramic talk, David Woodman will draw on his research and recent book to create a portrait...

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