See the full conference programme Book your place now Can you hear the music or see the birds (Liver ones of course)? Then we must be in Liverpool – or at least we will be in May 2025 for the HA conference. We have brought together lots of specialist CPD...

There is so much to do at HA Conference – whether you go for one day or the full two days. And just because you have booked your workshop/lecture sessions in advance, that doesn’t mean that you cannot have a bit of spontaneity and find new things to do –...

The modern city of Liverpool has many strings to its bow: it has been a European Capital of Culture, it has a diverse and loyal population and there are famous sports teams and sports personalities, all set against a backdrop of active politics and economic highs and lows. Liverpool as...

Each year, the Historical Association runs Young Quills, a competition for published historical fiction for children and young adults (14+). The Young Quills books for each year must be published for the first time in English in the year preceding the competition – so 2023 for this year’s selection.  Our...

The HA is excited to support HistFest, a spectacular event taking place this April. Join us at the British Library for an exciting weekend of talks, discussions, performance and music. Expect laughter and learning with an amazing line-up of historians, writers and thinkers. Featured speakers include Luke Pepera and Dr...

Welcome to this packed spring edition of HA News. Take a look at the programme for our Annual Conference in May, including the top 10 things to do at the HA Conference, our musical quiz on Liverpool, and a potted history of Liverpool. Also in this edition is an article on ‘What got me into history’ by the chairs...

Winner: Quinn Scott – Chesterton Community College, Cambridge  Runners up: Anya Bensouiah – Kendrick School, Reading Fred Bosley – The King’s School, Canterbury Aimee Nelson – Bablake School, Coventry  Finalists:  Emily Tweddle, Earlston High School, Scottish Borders  Hannah Brearton, Upton Hall, Oxford Rosie Thomson, The Maynard School, Exeter Isabella Passarelli, Torquay Girls Grammar School,...

We are saddened to hear the news that Charlotte 'Betty' Webb has passed away. Her role as a code breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War made her an essential contributor to the Allied success in the conflict. A gifted linguist and administrator, she also worked on secret...

The Historical Association started Local History Month over two decades ago to highlight and support the incredible work that is done to research, record and preserve the histories of all places. Just as people are often intentionally or unintentionally put into hierarchies of importance for historical preservation, so are places....

It is five years since large parts of the world went into lockdown as Covid-19 swept the globe. It was the first pandemic in the modern era that resulted in an international co-ordinated response. Underlying this was a 21st-century understanding of health and disease. Importantly, internationally recognised bodies and NGOs...