What is History? History, the study of the past, is all around us; we are continually making history through our thoughts, words and actions. History is personal and global; it is everyday life and momentous occasions. History is about people.Through our study of the past, we can understand how our...

The Historical Association announces the shortlist for the inaugural Young Quills Award   The Historical Association, in association with BBC History Magazine, are delighted to announce the selected shortlist for the inaugural Young Quills award for children's historical fiction. This new prize has three separate categories; Young Fiction (for under 7...

Each year, on or around the 12th June, we celebrate Anne Frank Day on what would have been her birthday. This year, our annual Anne Frank Day assembly looks at the difference made by Anne's father, Otto Frank, 50 years after the doors of the Anne Frank House opened to...

32 Postkarten retells the story of a German-Jewish family from the outbreak of the Second World War to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. It is a story of the end of two love affairs, the one between Liesbeth and Walter, and the one between Germany and its Jews.  The...

Details from the Cambridge Primary Review's invitational seminar on 1 April: At the seminar we discussed a draft set of post-election policy priorities for primary education. The priorities have now been firmed up in light of these discussions and are presented in the attached briefing paper. The briefing will be...

"Weird, eccentric and everyday gadgets, contraptions and oddities from the past"How the collection startedIt all started down a hole in the ground on a Victorian rubbish dump in North London, my son, aged 13 decided that he wanted to dig for old bottles and pot lids on a local dump...

StoryVault.Com goes live - a portal to the past for future generationsHow often have you heard a person speaking and said "someone should record this before it's too late?" Fascinating memories from ordinary people which should not be allowed to be forgotten....Now you can, thanks to the ‘public' launch (1st...

In 2001, it was foreseen that, as each year passes, the number of veterans of the D Day Landings diminish while those that are left would find it increasingly difficult to stand "on parade" and march: the contrast between the parades marking the 65th anniversary of the Landings and the...

Living with radical groups in a democratic world - Guidance for SchoolsIn April 2005, a school in the North of England decided to run a mock general election. In the run-up students in citizenship classes worked on the election processes and nominated their own candidates to stand in the election....

Join today and enjoy over 300 history talks and visits every year through our branch network With over 50 branches across the UK, our branch events are a great way to socialise, get involved and meet people with similar interested in your local area.  As a member you are automatically...