Platinum Jubilee edition

04 Editorial (Read article)

06 HA Update

10 Jubilee medals: celebration and creation – Polly Gillow (Read article)

12 The Queen in procession – Karin Doull (Read article)

15 Significance and interpretation: what are these concepts and why are they important in primary history? – Glenn Carter (Read article)

22 Happy and Glorious: exploring and celebrating the Platinum Jubilee – Kate Rigby (Read article)

26 Using ancient monuments to help teach about pre-Roman times in Britain – Tim Lomas (Read article)

35 How an atlas and a very old map can help us make sense of the ancient Greeks – Alf Wilkinson (Read article)

38 Ten texts for the Platinum Jubilee – Helen Crawford (Read article)

40 Back to basics: using artefacts in the classroom – Kate Rigby (Read article)

42 Female migration to Australia – Edward Washington (Read article)

46 Using photographic evidence to explore the impact of the Berlin Wall – Matthew Sossick (Read article)

52 Significant anniversaries in 2022: 50th anniversary of the UK’s first official Pride march: 1 July 2022 – Damienne Clarke (Read article)

58 History in the news

59 Ukraine, children and schools – Anthony Barlow (Read article - open access)

60 One of my favourite history places: Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds – Ailsa Fidler (Read article)

62 Playing in the pandemic: Introducing the Play Observatory – Yinka Olusoga (Read article)

Centre spread double-sided pull-out poster: Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II; Queen and Commonwealth

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Cover image: The Gold State Coach.

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