Welcome to the West Surrey Branch of the Historical Association

One of the joys of studying history is that current issues that seem so overwhelming and novel are on reflection merely the latest variants of problems that have recurred in many different eras, geographic locations and very different cultural milieus. Often as the person responsible for putting together the branch ...
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Following the abrupt termination of the 2019-20 programme, the branch committee have been striving to establish a way forward that is in compliance with both Government regulations and with the safety of our members and speakers in the year ahead. The good news is that there will be a full ...
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Whose Heritage? Imperial trophies and national treasures from the Elgin Marbles to the Benin Bronzes by Emeritus Professor Tony Stockwell, ...
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Accidental Death in Tudor Surrey: How People Died Reveals Much About How They Lived by Professor Steven Gunn, Professor of ...
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Race, Region and Rebellion: The Origins of the American Civil War 1846-1861 by Prof Lawrence Goldman, University of London ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Kingdom by Dr Priya Atwal, Teaching Fellow in Modern South Asian History, King's ...
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Post Wall (Berlin), Post Square (Tiananmen) by Dr Kristina Spohr, Associate Professor, Department of International History, LSE. The rise of ...
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Tudor Rebellions by Prof George Bernard, University of Southampton ...
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The Crisis of the Tudor Throne 1540-60 by Dr Lucy Wooding, Langford Fellow and Tutor in History, Lincoln College, Oxford ...
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When Does an Empire Truly End? Exploring India's Imperial Ties in the Decades after Independence by Dr Taylor Sherman, Associate ...
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John: An Evil King? by Professor Nick Vincent, Professor of Medieval History, University of East Anglia ...
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