The German Peasants' War (1524-26) was the largest uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. Lyndal Roper recalls how a cycle ride around Germany led her to appreciate the sheer scale of its history.
Hannah Skoda shows the historically persistent connection between abuse of animals and abuse of intimate partners. Through the ages, abusers have often expressed nostalgia for the 'good old days' of severe patriarchy.
From histories of the French Revolution, to policing in Early Modern England, to LGBTQ+ histories, these reflections highlight HWJ as a valuable resource across many different classrooms.
History Workshop editors share their reflections on the radical books and films which have compelled them, fascinated them, and moved them throughout 2025.
On the 500th anniversary of the execution of the radical preacher Thomas Müntzer, Andy Drummond explores how he has now become an unlikely hero to the German Far Right.
How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples? Mary Katherine Newman introduces a
new History Workshop series on Indigenous historical methods.
How can zines be used to communicate disability history through a non-medical lens? Richard Amm reflects on the zine-making project run by the Disability Action Research Kollective.
Hannah Worthen, Ed Brookes, Kate Smith, Gill Hughes, Stewart Mottram & Briony McDonagh
How can flood petitioning in the past & present increase local participation and resilience? The Risky Cities team explore 'learning histories' as a spur to climate action
How can early modern histories of sexual violence in war challenge persistent ideas that such crimes are inevitable and justice out of reach? Tom Hamilton explores
More than just a fruit, the pineapple was a canvas onto which ideas of the ‘exotic’ were projected and proliferated from the early modern period onwards.
