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Enniskillen Workshop

Contributed by Dr Ciara Meehan I’m off to Enniskillen later this week for a workshop about Irish memories of the First World War and attitudes towards...
St John Ervine: A playwright at war

Contributed by Andrew Maunder As the Finborough Theatre in London stages a new production of St John Ervine’s 1913 powerful suffrage play Jane Clegg, ...
The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Britis...

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 psych...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: FREE NATIONAL FESTIVAL...

The festival organisers are looking for: people and groups to contribute talks activist and community groups to put on stalls Other ways of participat...
The London Irish: a Complex Relationship with...

We are delighted to introduce our collaborative project on ‘Commemoration in Irish Everyday Lives: Exploring the Legacy of the First World War in Dias...

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‘Hatfield Week’ celebrates the town’s long aviation history ...

September 24, 2019

On Thursday 25 July during ‘Hatfield Week’ three films were shown at the University of Hertfordshire’s Weston Auditorium. The first celebrated the 70t...

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Wheathampstead’s First World War project

Mar 21

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Stephanie Bunn on Basketry as Occupational Th...

Mar 8

Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians Toolkits

Feb 24

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The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Britis...

Feb 17
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: FREE NATIONAL FESTIVAL...

Feb 13

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Barnwell at War: Everyday Lives in Working-Cl...

Jan 19

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‘Legacies of the First World War’ – Fes...

Jan 12

After the War was over – Dr Julie Moore...

Dec 6
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The Woman of Westmoor takes centre stage at K...

Nov 30

Prof Owen Davies discusses WW1 superstitious ...

Nov 30

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‘A Supernatural War’ by Professor...

Nov 30

Funding Success for Project on Ex-Service Stu...

Nov 29

Story Room

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Enniskillen Workshop

November 19, 2019

Contributed by Dr Ciara Meehan I’m off to Enniskillen later this week for a workshop about Irish memories of the First World War and attitudes towards...

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St John Ervine: A playwright at war

Apr 18

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The London Irish: a Complex Relationship with...

Feb 12

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Fortune-telling in the First World War: an in...

Feb 7

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‘Germany in the First World War as seen...

Feb 1
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Remembering a war after ‘The War’

Feb 1

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Reappraising the Representation of the People...

Oct 14

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Sue Smith shares with us her MA dissertation ...

Jul 18

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‘I remain your Loving Wife Lizzie’ &#82...

Jul 9
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A Permanent Memorial to a Controversial Case

Jul 2

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An information “black hole”: World War I in A...

May 9

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A Journey into Russia

May 2

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No Petticoats Here, by Louise Jordan

Mar 6

Voices of the Home Fronts

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Voices of the Home Fronts: Reflections and legacies of the F...

September 27, 2018

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 t...

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Life in the POW Camp in South Lincolnshire

Aug 11

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Passchendaele, 1917 – as seen and experienced...

Aug 9

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Norland Nurses

Jul 10

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International Women’s Day, Alexandra Gr...

Mar 7

Basketry Then and Now

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Pre-WW1 Industry

Willow Connections: Exploring Castle Donington

February 5, 2018

The Trent Valley in the East Midlands was once one of the most important areas for willow growing and basketmaking in the country. The parish of Castl...

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Final thoughts about the MERL shell basket

Oct 28

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Filming baskets

Sep 4

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The Kingsbury Episcopi Time Travellers: Withi...

Jun 22

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Pigeons in War – and pigeon baskets in ...

Jun 15
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Cane for shell baskets: Industrial processing...

Jun 6

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Research skills development session for baske...

May 23

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Basketmakers’ Lists of Sizes and Prices...

May 8

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Cane for shell baskets: Processing by hand

Apr 18
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An Introduction to the Shell Basket

Mar 10

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War and Remembrance – Shell Basket Docu...

Jan 5

FWW Network

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First World War: Then and Now Applications Deadline

September 27, 2018

The final deadline for First World War: Then and Now applications is 18 January 2019 with final decisions taking place in March 2019. This accommodate...