In this study, we review the characteristics and challenges of “United Kingdom history education” research in Japan. We use “social constructionism” as the theoretical framework and “principles and mechanisms of educational borrowing” as the analytical framework. The analysis revealed the following three points: (1) A total of 45 researchers, especially Nobuo Takenaka, Yoshiharu Toda, and Takeshi Tsuchiya have published 78 papers from 1964-2021, so the research does not comprise one-off studies. (2) The motivation for discussing British history education in Japan and the accompanying diversification of research subjects have produced a rich variety and a complex research situation. (3) In the future, new “externalization” research based on “history of education” research will be required.