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  • Writing Black histories, telling Black stories

    12th March 2021

    In February 2021 we were delighted to continue the HA Virtual Branch with Stephen Bourne, author of a number of books including Black Poppies: Britain’s Black Community and the Great War and Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television. In 2017 South Bank University awarded Stephen an Honorary Fellowship for...

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  • Remembering and sharing an enthusiasm for history

    1st March 2021

    The role that many teachers carry out without realising is as an advocate for their subject, sharing their enthusiasm for learning with children day after day and year after year. The majority of those teachers do not have plaques put up for them or memorials in the town square, but...

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  • March is Women’s History Month

    1st March 2021

    Read the 2022 Women's History Month story here Once again we are back at the dilemma about whether or not to designate a month for a specific group who are often underrepresented in the usual historical narratives. This dilemma is particularly interesting when it comes to women – after all,...

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  • Film: China's Good War - How World War II is shaping a new nationalism

    12th February 2021

    Professor Rana Mitter recently gave a lecture for the HA Virtual Branch where he used film and other propaganda works to explore how key events of global history are being represented in China to develop a different understanding of its own past. The talk addressed a number of the factors for this change...

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  • Film: Blood and Iron

    29th January 2021

    Katja Hoyer recently gave a lecture for the HA Virtual Branch on Weltkrieg: the German home front during the First World War and the devastating effects of total war on a divided and insecure society. This talk provides an insight into the First World War that is often overlooked, reminding us that conflicts involve...

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  • Film: Henry V: Henry the Conqueror?

    29th January 2021

    'Henry V - Henry the Conqueror? In this lecture former HA President Anne Curry Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, Southampton addresses the question  'Henry V - Henry the Conqueror?'. She explores the relationship between Henry V, his court and those in France. If you're a member of the HA you can also...

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  • Anniversaries in 2021

    6th January 2021

    It is 2021 and time to look forward – though with so much uncertainty, perhaps looking back is easier? However, there is a half-way stage – to mark anniversaries of the past but in the present. That way we can look back with the satisfaction that we’re not living in...

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

    6th January 2021

    Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) was founded nearly 20 years ago. Its purpose was to commemorate and educate everyone about the Holocaust and all the victims of Nazi persecution, but also to include and raise awareness of subsequent recognised genocides. From the very start, the plans for commemoration involved participation in events...

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  • The Historian 147: Out now

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  • HA Virtual Conference Round-up 2020

    1st December 2020

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