ELIW – Page 20 – Everyday Lives in War

Hertfordshire’s Conscientious Objectors – A closer look at the men who...

May 11, 2016

On the 100th anniversary of the introduction of conscription, we’re holding a practical workshop to explore and discuss the consequences of the Act in Hertfordshire. Discover original archives which ...

Staffordshire Appeals 1916 – 1918, Study Day

May 3, 2016

For the full WW1 Study Day Flyer

Finding Your Voice: A creative writing workshop inspired by Hertfords...

May 2, 2016

This creative writing workshop led by poet, Chris Tutton, takes inspiration from the courage of those who refused conscription during the Great War. By looking at original documents in the archive yo...

‘The First World War: Commemoration and Memory’, Imperial War Museum N...

April 26, 2016

Philippa Read (University of Leeds) reports on a conference organised by the First World War Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers Network (FWW Network) and supported by Everyday Lives at War. Yo...

Winning the Children

April 25, 2016

This article has been researched and written by Meredith Andrea, who is the grandniece of a World War 1 boy soldier Clements Hall Local History Group https://clementshallhistorygroup.wordpress.com i...

Reports from Meeting in No Man’s Land, Rosenheim – April 12th

April 18, 2016

‘German and British descendants share heritage from the Great War’ is a collaborative project to record and share family memories of the First World War. Led by London’s reminiscence organisation Age...

The Preacher and the Conscientious Objector

April 18, 2016

Dr Jacqueline Sarsby is a social anthropologist, oral historian and photographer. She was a full-time lecturer at the University of Kent before going free-lance. Among other books, she is the author ...

Reports from Meeting in No Man’s Land, Rosenheim – April 8th

April 12, 2016

English Words in Wartime – Tracking language on the move in WW1

April 12, 2016

Zeppelinphobia, Pinkers, Smoke-senders. Can we write a history of war through the words that are used? If so, what might this reveal? In August 1914, Andrew Clark, rector of Great Leighs in Essex and...

Military Service Tribunals and the Conscientious Objector

April 12, 2016

2016 is the centenary of the Military Service Act in Great Britain, and the Everyday Lives in War Centre is hosting a free event to explore how the tribunals set up by the Act can help us to uncover ...

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