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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 23/04/2026

The beautiful images in this essay are all courtesy of Tammam Azzam. www.tammamazzam.com

Pale silhouette of a male figure, his facial features scrawled in red paint, on a blurred grey-brown background.

A Goya print of soldiers aiming at three people with two bodies alongside them, superimposed on a recent photograph of bombed out buildings.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/03/2026

The beautiful illustrations in this article were drawn by Dana Ilinca whose website is shared below!

An illustration depicting several standalone drawings of different plants species, predominantly green and brown in colour. The back drop is a pale dull yellow.

A colourful green and yellow illustration depicting the leaves and tendrils of several different plants waving in the breeze.

A colourful green and blue illustration depicting three mighty trees planted in the ground. Their brown roots expand deep into the soil below in a complex, beautiful pattern.

A colourful green and yellow illustration depicting two hands carefully cradling a small brown seed.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/02/2026

Many thanks to Eve Moore for these wonderful illustrations!

A moody illustration depicting Siouxie Sioux on stage holding a microphone with a packed crowd at her feet. The entire scene is black except for Sioux’s body which is a teal blue. In lilac letters on the right hand side it reads ‘Am I mad? Are you?’.

An illustration depicting a black gun being held and fired against a dull yellow background. There is an explosion of purple spots and brush strokes from the end of the gun and just below it reads ‘ASKING FOR IT!’ in small black letters.

An abstract illustration featuring two black eyes with thick lashes, a handful of white stars and an outstretched white hand, with a vibrant splash of dark pink in the upper right hand corner. In the centre of the image it reads ‘FIGHT EVIL!’ in very small black writing.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 02/02/2026

Our digital magazine is also running a series of podcasts and essays. In the latest, Vivien Chan and @beckierutherford.bsky.social sit down with Sally Alexander and Jeffrey Weeks to discuss the personal and political commitments that define HWJ to this day. www.historyworkshop....

A black and white photograph showing a selection of the HWJ editors in January 1980. Courtesy of the Raphael Samuel Archive, Bishopsgate Institute.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 02/02/2026

The issue ends with reflections on doing history in turbulent times, including Elly Robson Dezateux on lessons from England's early modern wetlands, Rosa Campbell on refuge and solidarity in women's shelters, and Laura C Forster on the radical power of friendship.

An illustrated edition of William Morris' A Dream of John Ball, which imagines a friendly meeting between a leader of the English Peasant's Revolt and the revolutionaries of nineteenth-century Britain. The cover begins with a detailed illustration of Adam and Eve bordered in vines.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 02/02/2026

The third section contains articles on the History Workshop movement around the world, from Daniel and Judith Walkowitz on the United States and Noor Nieftagodien on South Africa, before considering radical public history initiatives in Sweden and Japan.

Posters produced by History Workshop at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. The first featues an illustration of an anti-colonial militant writing, and the second an artistic inrepretation of Black and white bodies.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 02/02/2026

The second section looks back at the history of History Workshop Journal itself, including conversations with editors Anna Davin and Carolyn Steedman and an article by Bernard Canavan on illustrating four decades of HWJ covers.

Close-up from Bernard Canavan's cover for HWJ 48, an illustration of a sleeping man being tormented by owls against a deep blue background. Courtesy of Oxford University Press.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 02/02/2026

The journal begins with new research by members of History Workshop's editorial collective - from Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 on the politics of conservation and Marybeth Hamilton on Valerie Solanas to Robert D. Priest on the origins of culture wars.

The front page of the New York Daily News, edited by artist Martin Firrell, showing reports of Valerie Solanas' attempted murder of Andy Warhol. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 02/02/2026

The latest issue of History Workshop Journal is out now, and it marks two exciting milestones: 50 years and 100 issues of innovative radical history. You can read the journal on the HWJ website through the link below! academic.oup.com/hwj...

The cover of History Workshop Journal 100. The cover is a woodland green, and shows an abstract illustration of a coniferous tree based on Sadiah Qureshi's article on the Wollemi pine.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 18/12/2025

It's that time of year again... the History Workshop team present our "Radical Reads" for 2025! www.historyworkshop.... Image source: Openverse.

Two stacks of books and three open books in the centre. The books are not identifiable.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 11/11/2025

This article was illustrated by Jas Martin, a student at Nottingham Trent University. You can find more of her brilliant work here: jasminemartinillustration.weebly.com

A colourful illustration depicting a lavishly dressed king sitting in a gold throne. Everything about the scene is slightly warped, for example, the king's face is slumped and he has several noses. He also has two hands at the ends of each of his arms.

A bright illustration depicting a battle scene with two soldiers facing one another on horseback. There is an elaborate border around the scene comprising mythological creatures and other soldiers, the features of which are all slightly warped.

A vibrant illustration depicting a bunch of golden flowers, amongst which is a crushed tin can and other detritus.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 06/11/2025

The wonderful illustrations accompanying this piece are by Madeleine Horrigan, a student at Nottingham Trent University. You can find her work here: madeleinehorrigan.we... 1. ‘Confronting the Few’, illustrated by Madeleine Horrigan. 2. ‘A Constricted Homeland’, illustrated by Madeleine Horrigan.

An oversized crow stands on some pieces of bread on a white background. A crowd of people are dotted below.

A big black leech encircles an illustration of a town on a dark green background.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 17/10/2025

📣 Call for participants 📣 Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ! Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

Green and red poster with History Workshop Journal printed in the corner, black and white illustrations in the corner, and the title ‘Can you help us?’. The main text reads: This year our partner History Workshop Journal is celebrating the publication of its 100th issue. If you have ever used any HWJ articles in your teaching practice we would love to hear from you! Please let us know by emailing hwoeditors@historyworkshop.org.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 07/10/2025

What traces of Indigenous American history lie within English country houses? In our latest article, Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt explore how trade and tobacco shaped a famous stately home. www.historyworkshop....

Display case of dozens of white clay tobacco pipes excavated in England. Their form derives from Indigenous American pipe traditions, showing how Native technologies were adopted, industrialised, and embedded into English social life.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 30/08/2025

📣 Call for participants 📣 Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? If so, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 20/08/2025

Today the HWO team are taking a little field trip to the Bishopsgate Institute (@bishopsgateinst.bsky.social)! We’re so excited to have a look through the History Workshop archive!

An outside picture of the Bishopsgate Institute, with a Pride flag flying proudly!

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 07/08/2025

How did motherhood shape collective banner-making practices at Greenham Common, a 19-year women-led camp protesting US nuclear weapons in Berkshire? Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) explores in our latest HW article. www.historyworkshop....

A colour photograph of five women and two young girls standing casually along a dirt track which runs next to a tall chain link fence. A long line of colourful handmade banners is decorating the fence. One woman looks directly at the camera whilst everyone else is admiring the banners.

A colour photograph of a large white banner in the middle of protest march full of women and children. The banner reads in ‘Oxford Mothers For Nuclear Disarmament’ in brightly coloured letters.

A colour photograph two vibrant banners attached to a chain link fence. The left-hand banner depicts a green tree against a rainbow backdrop with ‘Peace’ in silver letters. The right-hand banner depicts an abstract red tree with blue birds flying above.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 07/07/2025

In the latest issue of History Workshop Journal, Tom Johnson (@tomlukejohnson.bsky.social‬) examines the account book of a fifteenth-century bailiff to reconsider relationships to the gentry. Available to read Open Access in HWJ 99: doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 23/06/2025

What can an unconventional self-portrait of a 15th century bailiff tell us about medieval lordship today? In the latest issue of History Workshop Journal, Tom Johnson (@tomlukejohnson.bsky.social‬) unpacks the seigneurial archive. Available to read open access in HWJ 99: doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 18/06/2025

The latest issue of History Workshop Journal is hot off the press - with articles on medieval lordship, trans feminism and meat markets. Issue 99 is live now on the HWJ website: academic.oup.com/hwj...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 28/05/2025

Green and red poster with History Workshop Journal printed in the corner, black and white illustrations in the corner, and short text under the title ‘Can you help us?’ requesting participation.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 17/04/2025

In our latest HW podcast episode, historians Michael Roper and Shaul Bar-Haim speak to Laura Clouting, the curator of an exhibition on war and psychology at the Imperial War Museum, about their intrigue over the story it tells. www.historyworkshop....

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 17/04/2025

A provocative exhibition at the Imperial War Museum explores the relationship between psychology and war. In our latest podcast episode, its curator Laura Clouting joins historians Michael Roper and Shaul Bar-Haim who discuss their surprising experience of the exhibition. www.historyworkshop....

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 15/04/2025

The beautiful illustrations in this piece are by Eanna Swan.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 27/02/2025

What are the limits and possibilities of scholarly inquiry in times of protest? In our new podcast episode, Samal Hemachandra, Lara Wijesuriya and Andi Schubert discuss the 2022 People's Struggle in Sri Lanka, known as Aragalaya. www.historyworkshop....

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 27/02/2025

The 2022 People's Struggle in Sri Lanka, known as Aragalaya, led to the toppling of the government. In this week's podcast episode, Samal Hemachandra, Lara Wijesuriya and Andi Schubert reflect on articles they recently published in HWJ 97 on the roots of the protests. www.historyworkshop....

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 11/01/2025

The latest issue of HWJ is 🔥 off the press. Take a look here 👀 👉academic.oup.com/hwj... Feature on Unbordered Histories - including passports, small boats & deportation protests. PLUS: 🦟 Decolonizing Mosquitoes ✊ Sexual Health Activism ✍️ Revolutionary Diaries & more.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 04/12/2024

We are a digital magazine of radical history. We believe in democratising history - to expand what it is, who it is made by & what it is for. Our roots are in the History Workshop movement, est. in 1967 in the UK, & we work with our sister publication History Workshop Journal.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/11/2024

Marral Shamshiri (she/they) is an Editorial Fellow at History Workshop. Her work explores the transnational history and politics of anti-imperial and socialist movements in and beyond the Middle East in the mid-to-late twentieth century. @marralsham.bsky.social

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/11/2024

Beckie Rutherford (she/her) is an Editorial Fellow at History Workshop. She is a historian of gender, sexuality and disability in modern Britain. Outside of academic work, she is keen to promote the importance of teaching disability history in schools. @beckierutherford.bsky.social

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/11/2024

Mary Katherine Newman (she/her) is an Editorial Fellow at History Workshop. Her research looks at the understanding of the five senses among soldiers during the Spanish Empire’s invasion of Wallmapu (now the modern state of Chile). maryknewman.bsky.social

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/11/2024

Vivien Chan (she/they) is an Editorial Fellow at History Workshop. She is a design historian with a focus on Hong Kong cultural and spatial history. Vivien is also an imagemaker and lecture in Illustration at Nottingham Trent University. @inoutofpractice.bsky.social

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/11/2024

Marybeth Hamilton (she/her) is the Coordinating Editor of History Workshop and the host of the History Workshop Podcast. She is currently working on a project on radical feminism, sex, love, and rage.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/11/2024

Elly Robson Dezateux (she/her) is the Managing Editor of History Workshop. She is a historian of early modern Britain and its Atlantic world. Her research examines the environmental politics generated by projects of agricultural improvement and colonial plantation. @ellydezateux.bsky.social

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 24/10/2024

Listen to our latest HW podcast episode out now. Andrew Whitehead and Constance Bantman (@constancebantman.bsky.social) discuss the fascinating history of the Siege of Sidney Street and the legacy of London's anarchist emigres. www.historyworkshop....

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 14/10/2024

For forty years, Asylum Magazine has been "a space in which madness, or people seen as ‘mad’ can speak for themselves, on their own terms". Hel Spandler on 'Taking over the Asylum' www.historyworkshop....

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 17/06/2024

The newest issue of History Workshop Journal is hot off the press Read it here academic.oup.com/hwj/issue/vo... With a special feature on Sri Lanka, plus articles on Cold War motorcycles, 'the telegraph from below' & experimental playgrounds 🗃️

The front cover of History Workshop Journal issue 97. It includes an illustration of people carrying fish off of boats, and the titles of several articles in this journal issue - including a feature on Sri Lanka and articles on 'Fishing, freedom and the market in early modern London' and 'The Black Prince of Baker Street and the Black presence in Britain, 1837-49'

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 17/04/2024

"I felt that this future [of privatisation] was really underwhelming...so I was looking for a different one." Last week on the podcast we spoke to May Robson on the experiences of making Now Here on BBCSounds. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/podcast/now-...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 08/02/2024

History Workshop is on Bluesky! We seek to 🕯️ deepen understandings of the past 🔥 cast fresh light on the present ☄️ agitate for change in the world Please add us, @ us, repost us, chat to us & write for us As ever, you can read & listen to cutting-edge radical history at www.historyworkshop.org.uk

Banner that reads "History Workshop". A squiggly arrow behind these words says "Movement, Journal, Magazine".

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