Centenary News contributor Claire Wotherspoon continues her series on German education with an article on what happened in schools after the First World War
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The Imperial Japanese Navy and the First World War
An article in The Diplomat explores the role of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the First World War.
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German President hosts international First World War Centenary debate in Berlin
German President Joachim Gauck has invited international historians to Berlin for a day of remembrance and discussion of the First World War and its legacy.
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‘Tommies on the Aisne’ exhibition in France recalls 1914 battle where trench warfare started
A museum in France is telling the story of British and French military cooperation at the Western Front battle which marked the start of trench warfare in September 1914.
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Cyclists mark Centenary of Archduke’s assassination in Sarajevo
The Sarajevo Grand Prix 2014 has marked the Centenary of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
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America’s National World War I Museum to mark Archduke’s assassination
The National World War I Museum in Kansas City, USA, is holding a ceremony and programme of events on the 28th June to mark the Centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
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United Nations agency calls for Centenary remembrance of lives lost at sea during First World War
UNESCO is urging ships around the world to mark the Centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination on 28th June 2014, the event which triggered the First World War.
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Queen Elizabeth takes part in Northern Ireland Centenary commemoration
The BBC has reported on Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Northern Ireland, where she laid a wreath at Coleraine’s Cenotaph to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Pistol used by one of Archduke’s assassins on display at Museum of Military History in Vienna
One of the pistols used by the group of assassins involved in the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie has returned to the Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria.
Continue readingAuthor Tim Butcher speaks about Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin, Gavrilo Princip
Author and journalist, Tim Butcher, discusses The Trigger – his book about Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin, Gavrilo Princip – at Southwark Cathedral in London.
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