Buckinghamshire
Historical Association
A Message from the Association
“The Buckinghamshire Historical Association is the local voice for history for everyone in Buckinghamshire interested in the study or teaching of history. Whether you are a student, historian, teacher or an avid reader of history books you are welcome to join the BHA.“
Christopher Hartshorn
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Our Vision & Mission
Vision
The Historical Association is the Voice for History. The Association believes that a historical awareness is essential for the twenty-first century citizen. We are the leading national charity supporting the study and enjoyment of history: a vibrant organisation active in all spheres of formal and informal history education encompassing the national and local dimensions.
Mission
The Historical Association brings together people who share an interest in, and love for the past and it furthers the study and teaching and enjoyment of history in all forms.
Join Us
Currently, all our talks are via Zoom starting at 8pm, with the exception of an in-person event in June and other in-person events throughout the year as they arise.
Please contact the secretary at secretarybucksha@gmail.com for further information.
Monthly Talks
Our monthly talks in Aylesbury include speakers on local, national and international history, and cover all eras from prehistory to medieval to 20th century. Our current programme can be found on our talks page.
Upcoming Events
Before Bond: Ian Fleming
His Top Secret Commandos & Their Legacy
March 14, 2023
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
National Music Gallery
Spartan Warriors?
Modern Myths and Ancient Realities
March 16, 2023
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Divi Park
The Hapsburgs
The Making of a Dynasty
March 18, 2023
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
SC Museum
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Historical Association
As a branch of the Historical Association, an independent charity incorporated by Royal Charter, we have been supporting the study and enjoyment of history since 1906. With over 6000 members the HA is the major national organisation representing the case for historical education to policy makers and ministers. The national Association advises on curriculum issues at all levels and campaigns for access to specialist historical knowledge and collections.
Latest Articles
The African Emperor: The Life and Times of Septimius Severus
Date: 19th of November 2025
Time: 20:00
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Dr Simon Elliott, Managing Director, Sentinel Communications
Septimius Severus was Rome’s black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of a North African spring in Leptis Magna, AD 145, he died in the freezing cold of a northern British winter in York in AD 211. A giant of an emperor, whose career can be counted in superlatives, Severus was in power at the height of Rome’s might. He led the largest army to ever campaign in Britain, comprising 50,000 men, part of a Roman military establishment which peaked at 33 legions under his rule.
The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis
Date: 17th of December 2025
Time: 20:00
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Prof Richard Whatmore, School of History, University of St Andrews
The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment in human history when ideals such as freedom, progress, natural rights and constitutional government prevailed. In this radical re-evaluation, historian Richard Whatmore shows why, for many at its centre, the Enlightenment was a profound failure.
Mrs Holmes Taught Sherlock all he Knew: Uncovering the Truth about Victorian Women Detectives
Date: 21st of January 2025
Time: 20:00
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Dr Sara Lodge, School of English, University of St Andrews
A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account—and how they became a cultural sensation.