In this edition of HA News we're eagerly anticipating our upcoming Annual Conference in Harrogate this May. We've lined up some excellent speakers including Professor Dame Mary Beard and we have some unusual and engaging topics, including a General strand talk on 'Victorian Women Lion Tamers' which inspired the front cover of this HA News....

Professor Jan Rüger joined the Virtual Branch on 9th February 2023 to talk about his book Heligoland: Britain, Germany, and the Struggle for the North Sea, tracing a rich history of contact and conflict from the Napoleonic Wars to the Cold War. For generations this North Sea island expressed a German...

March is Women's History Month.  10-19 March is also National Science and Engineering Week and we have decided to extend this week for historical purposes and to celebrate women's involvement in this field. Too often women have found themselves bypassed on the lists of our science and engineering heroes. Therefore, we would like...

The new film version of the German classic All Quiet on the Western Front has reopened the debate around the futility of war once more. The film is based on the German writer Erich Maria Remarque’s book, which draws on his experiences of serving in the German forces during the...

Holocaust Memorial Day is an annual reminder to remain vigilant to the horrors that people can inflict on each other. However, it is also an opportunity to remind everyone of the detail of past events that can sometimes seem too big to comprehend. This year the theme is Ordinary People...

As part of the HA's ongoing development work we are looking for volunteers to form a dedicated ‘feedback panel’ for more in-depth research into areas such as our membership offering, CPD provision and marketing communications, and to act as a soundboard for future proposals. You do not need to be...

This autumn 2022 edition of HA News looks at the theme 'moving forward' by centring on an the HA's new Strategy for 2022-25. We also look ahead to the HA Annual Conference 2023 with an exciting keynote announcement, and opportunities for you to get involved in our Governing Council and standing committees. Stephen...

The Historical Association is deeply saddened by the death of our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of our organisation and members we offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family. For 70 years Elizabeth II has represented continuity and stability in an ever-changing world. Her life of...

Every queen had ladies-in-waiting. Her confidantes and chaperones, they are the forgotten agents of the Tudor court. Experts at survival, negotiating the competing demands of their families and their queen, the ladies-in-waiting of Henry VIII’s wives were far more than decorative ‘extras’: they were serious political players who changed the...