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The Important Man, Teeside University

Teesside University Campus Heart, Southfield Rd, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

"If the people you cared about the most were in danger what would you do?" ‘The Important Man’ is about belief being tested, set at a time when the advances in scientific discoveries, like electricity, seemed as otherworldly as the supernatural. The story is set in the First World War, but will give you an...

The Important Man, Harrogate Library

Harrogate Library Victoria Ave, Harrogate, United Kingdom

"If the people you cared about the most were in danger what would you do?" ‘The Important Man’ is about belief being tested, set at a time when the advances in scientific discoveries, like electricity, seemed as otherworldly as the supernatural. The story is set in the First World War, but will give you an...

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Voices of the Home Fronts: Reflections and legacies of the First World War

The National Archives Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom

Date and Time Fri, 19 Oct 2018, 09:30 – Sat, 20 Oct 2018, 18:30 BST Join us for a lively exchange of ideas at this two-day conference which, through the use of unusual and underused sources, such as material culture, will illuminate the histories of post-war societies, examine the impact of the Armistice on everyday...

Women, Children and War

The Minories High street, Colchester, United Kingdom

We would very much like to invite you to First World War event – ‘Women, Children and War’ – which we are running as part of the War, Art and Reconciliation programme at The Minories, Colchester. The aim of the evening is to explore the war’s impact from less familiar perspectives - the domestic world...

‘The Impact of the First World War on UCL’

Darwin Lecture Theatre University College London, United Kingdom

UCL Lunchtime Lecture: Georgina Brewis, ‘The Impact of the First World War on UCL’, 13 November 2018, 1pm-1.55pm, Darwin Lecture Theatre, University College London. Lunchtime Lectures are an opportunity for anyone to sample the exceptional research work taking place at UCL, in bite sized chunks. Speakers are drawn from across the university, and lectures frequently...

We Will Remember Them

St Mary's Church 49 Hemel Hempstead Rd, Redbourn, St Albans, United Kingdom

The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the British soldiers of the First World War

National Army Museum Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

Dr Rachel Duffett will discuss the role of food in the lives of soldiers on the Western Front, both as a physiological necessity and a source of psychological comfort. Food is essential for morale and physical performance, but also fundamental to emotional and social identities. This talk will explore its significance to the British Army...

Legacies of the First World War Festival: Diversity

22 & 23 MARCH 2019: Birmingham, Midland Arts Centre, Theme ‘Diversity’ This festival will explore WW1 and Diversity in all its forms For FREE registration, please visit our Eventbrite page at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/voices-of-war-amp-peace-first-world-war-engagement-centre-6924527751 We are delighted to announce the dates for our Legacies of the First World War Festivals, which will be jointly hosted by the...

Escaping the Doll’s House: Women, the Arts, War and Work 1910-1920.

To mark the launch of a new exhibition at the Women’s Library, London ‘The Sacred Year 1919: women and the professions’ and the new production, at London’s Finborough Theatre, of St John Ervine’s 1913 play Jane Clegg, a one-day event of talks and discussion on these and related topics is taking place at the Women’s...

The War That Never Ended: Postwar Continuity and New Challenges in the Aftermath of the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, 1918-1923

An International Conference and Research Workshop Organiser: Institute of History, Jagiellonian University; Pratt Institute Venue: Poland, Kraków, Institute of History, Jagiellonian University Date: October 24–26, 2019 (Thursday–Saturday) Workshop fee: 250 PLN www: https://postwarconference.wordpress.com/ Accompanying events The conference will be accompanied by keynote lectures delivered by experienced scholars in this field, as well as a source-studies...

Living Legacies of the First World War: The North East and Beyond

Living Legacies of the First World War: The North East and Beyond University Gallery (Sandyford Building), Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST This exhibition presents the outcome of several projects that have investigated hitherto unexplored dimensions and legacies of the First World War, with a particular focus on links between the North East of...

Beyond Remembrance: Pacifism in the aftermath of war 1919.

This event marks the centenary of the final convention of the No Conscription Fellowship; Conscientious Objectors who, with their supporters, had provided the principal opposition to war during the five years of its existence. Who were the war resisters and what became of them? Why was the NCF disbanded? What is their legacy and impact...

Shalom Sussex Symposium – Jewish people in Sussex in WWI

Strike a Light - Arts & Heritage is hosting a one day symposium for the Shalom Sussex – Jewish People in WWI project on 10th December 2-7pm. This event is free to attend. Speakers include – Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, and Professor Mark Connelly a specialist in Jewish...