Lost Voices: Spiritualism on the Home Front, 1914-1919
The Centre is delighted to have funded Karl Bell’s engagement project, ‘Spiritualist Communities & Wartime Afterlives on the Home Front (community partner: Portsmouth Spiritualist Tem...
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Business as usual? Trade, Commerce and Ethics on the Home Front 1914-1...
Centre for Everyday Lives in War. Saturday 28 October 2017, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. When war was declared it was decided that Britain should as far as possible continue to follow the e...
Research and teaching workshop
Following the launch of the First World War Network and the incredible response to our introductory questionnaire, we are delighted to announce initial details of our next event. On Tuesday 18 July, ...
Making Music in Manchester during World War 1
Juliet The Moon A Live Installation held at Manchester Central Library Letters sent between Frank Merrick, pianist and tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music, and his wife Hope Squires througho...
Anonymous Women No.4: Thoughts on venturing into unfamiliar territory
Contributed by Julie Moore In my previous piece, I mentioned an article written by Dr. Nicola Verdon on village women and their work on farms during the First World War. I am familiar with her resea...
The First World War and the Americas From the Arctic Circle to Tierra...
As part of their First World War Centenary programme The National Archives is hosting a conference on the Americas, which will address the impact of the conflict across the length and breadth of the ...
War-resisters in south London, 1914-16
John H. Taylor has recently completed a research project into the experiences of Conscientious Objectors and those who supported them in the area of London covered by the current London borough of So...
From the Hands of Heroes: the story of the St Paul’s Cathedral First W...
From the Hands of Heroes: the story of the St Paul’s Cathedral First World War altar frontal Monday 19th June 2.00 – 3.30pm £7 Currently on display at St Paul’s Cathedral is a beautifully embroidered...
Discovery Days 2017
These Discovery Days are intended as a series of one-day events, to take place in locations around the country with the aim of connecting the AHRC First World War Engagement Centres with HLF communit...
Join us! Shape the future of the First World War Network
Postgraduate student? Early career researcher? Community group looking for help and support with researching the First World War? The First World War Network is for you. You can join the First World ...