Postcards from the Centre – Did you know?
Did you know that during the First World War the Boy Scouts were called upon to support the war effort by tackling a wide range of tasks, including whitewashing kerbstones, guarding bridges and helpi...
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Postcards from the Centre – Did you know?
Did you know that during the First World War women workers at E. Day & Co.’s straw hat factory in St Albans produced 750,000 tropical army helmets? Contributed by members of the St Albans Home Fr...
Military Service Tribunals Workshop
2016 will see the centenary of the Military Service Act in Great Britain. In anticipation of a heightened interest in conscription, we will be holding a free workshop looking at the challenges faced...
Conference programme announced today
The provisional programme for February’s conference, ‘The First World War: Commemoration and Memory’, can finally be revealed. Joining our three keynote speakers, Professor Jay Winter, Professor Magg...
The First World War in 2014 -15: new commemoration projects, new publi...
Here is the abstract for Dr Helen McCartney’s keynote address, which will be delivered on Friday 26th February: For the last few decades, British public scripts about the First World War have stresse...
Conference programme update
Due to the overwhelming response to our call for papers, and the high quality of the submissions received, the organising committee are delighted to announce that our one day symposium will now be a ...
Conference Programme Update
First of all, a huge, huge thank you to all those who submitted abstracts – and to those who assisted in spreading the word about our conference – the response has been exceptional. The organising co...
Dissenting Voices and the Everyday in the First World War
Contribute to a lively exchange of ideas at this three-day event at The National Archives 8-10 September 2016 This three-day conference will examine the Home Front during the First World War. It w...
Your Community in the First World War: A Roadshow co-hosted by the fiv...
8th September 2015 at the Imperial War Museum North, Manchester 9th September 2015 at the City Museum, Leeds 10th September 2015 at Newcastle University Three free and open events with speakers, work...
The final countdown!
It’s now your last chance to submit an abstract for our conference in February 2016. Please note that we will not be able to accept any abstracts submitted after the deadline, which will be midnight ...