Prof. Max Edling, Professor of Early American History, King’s College London. The 1776 Declaration of Independence is sometimes viewed as an idealistic celebration of universal liberty, but what if its primary goals were actually rooted in international law and state survival? Professor Max Edling, a leading authority on early American state-building from King’s College London,…
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Saturday 10 Oct 2026 – West Surrey Branch Inaugural Quiz
We will be holding our first branch Quiz Night this October. We hope that lots of you will come along for what should be a fun evening and a good social occasion, with family and friends also welcome. Please let Leonie know if you can make it – leonievolmarshall@gmail.com.
Tuesday 15 Sept 2026 – Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War
Prof. Lyndal Roper, Emeritus Regius Professor of History, Oriel College, University of Oxford. We start the programme by looking at one of Europe’s most explosive mass uprisings. In 1525, central Europe erupted as hundreds of thousands of peasants revolted against feudal oppression, and brutal retaliation followed. Guiding us through this “summer of fire and blood”…
Membership 2025-26
Ahead of the start of this year’s programme next month, we would appreciate it if those of you who intend to join as associate members for 2025/26 could pay your subscription and return your membership form as soon as possible.Note that if you are a national member of the Historical Association then it is not…
August 2025 Newsletter
Dear Members and Friends, I am delighted to announce our upcoming lecture series for the 2025-2026 season. We have a fascinating lineup of speakers who will be exploring a diverse range of historical topics, from religious conflict in England to the decline of empires and the birth of nations. Our lectures will again be held…
2024-25 Programme
24 Sept 2024 – Prof. Richard Hoyle, Visiting Professor of Economic History at the University of Reading – Celebrating the end of the harvest in the mid-nineteenth century. 15 Oct 2024 – The Graham Searle Lecture – Prof. Colin Jones, Emeritus Professor of Cultural History, Queen Mary, University of London – “With terror riding pillion”:…
Tuesday 19 May 2026 – The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan
19 May 2026 – Prof. Yasmin Khan, Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford – The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan. Professor Khan, a specialist in the history of modern South Asia, will discuss the momentous and traumatic event of the 1947 Partition of British India. Her lecture will explore the complex…
Tuesday 21 April 2026 – From constitutionalism to catastrophe: The final decades of the Ottoman Empire.
21 April 2026 – Dr. Michael Talbot, Associate Professor in the History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Middle East, University of Greenwich – From constitutionalism to catastrophe: The final decades of the Ottoman Empire. Dr Talbot will guide us through the dramatic final decades of the Ottoman Empire, from the late 19th century to…
Tuesday 17 March 2026 – The Graham Searle Lecture – The Blood in Winter. A Nation Descends 1642.
17 March 2026 – The Graham Searle Lecture – Dr. Jonathan Healey, Associate Professor in Social History, University of Oxford – The Blood in Winter. A Nation Descends 1642. Dr Healey will focus on the pivotal year of 1642, the outbreak of the English Civil War. This year saw the breakdown of relations between King…
Thursday 12 Feb 2026 – 1054 and the Schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
12 Feb 2026 (Thursday) – Prof. Jonathan Harris – Professor of the History of Byzantium, Royal Holloway, University of London – 1054 and the Schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Professor Harris, an expert on the Byzantine Empire, will shed light on one of the most significant events in Christian history: the Great Schism…