The Historical Association is a membership organisation of historians and scholars founded in 1906 and based in London.
The formation was handled by university academics, especially Charles Firth, Albert Pollard, and Thomas Tout.
The membership was expanded to include laymen, and the association branched out into activities such as publication and research in local history.
The association has 58 branches through the UK which run a variety of events ranging from historical talks to walks and visits.
The association is committed to a policy of embracing a broad church and encouraging a general interest in history and in our cultural heritage.
The aims Miss Howard identified for such an association were to be: The meeting agreed to act upon Miss Howard's proposal, and in closing the meeting Professor Pollard gave a wider remit for the new association: that history should be properly recognised by universities and that history should be properly taught in our schools.