First World War Centenary News Archive

February 18, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Letters written by students from First World War battlefields to their professor go on show

Four letters written by students from the battlefields of the First World War to their history professor are to be seen in public for the first time in England.

February 18, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

BBC series telling “local stories from a global conflict” launches on February 24

The BBC has given a taste of some of the stories about life on the UK home front which will feature in a major First World War series running on BBC local radio and regional television.

February 18, 2014 CN Editorial TeamFeatures

Letters written by students from First World War battlefields to their professor exhibited

Mike Swain reports on a new exhibition of letters – written by students to their professor during the First World War – which is being held at the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library.

Author: Mike Swain

February 18, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Letters written by students from First World War battlefields to their professor exhibited

Mike Swain reports on a new exhibition of letters – written by students to their professor during the First World War – which is being held at the University of Manchester's John Rylands Library.

February 19, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Exhibition: Franz Ferdinand’s journey around the world, Vienna

An exhibition at the Weltmuseum in Vienna, Austria, will explore a ten month world trip that Archduke Franz Ferdinand made in 1892-93.

End Date: 02 Nov 2014

February 19, 2014 CN Editorial TeamEvents

‘The British Empire & The Great War’ conference, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is to host a conference exploring the colonial societies and cultural response within the British Empire to the First World War.

February 20, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Australian War Memorial announces First World War Centenary programme

The Australian War Memorial has announced a series of events and exhibitions to mark the Centenary of the First World War, which will include the names of Australia’s First World War dead being projected onto the Memorial.

February 21, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Whitehall debate hears call to challenge First World War myths

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Mike Swain, reports from a debate held in Whitehall, London, on the First World War Centenary and whether it is relevant to our lives today.

February 21, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Call for papers & participation: The Great War in Africa Conference 2014, Lisbon

The Great War Africa Association and The International Network for the Study of the Great War in Africa are organising The Great War in Africa conference.

February 22, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Australia launches Anzac Centenary coin

Australia has joined Canada and the UK in launching a commemorative coin to mark the Centenary of the First World War.