Bullets and Daffodils, a musical drama based on Wilfred Owen’s First World War poetry, is to be performed at Craiglockhart in Edinburgh, scene of his inspirational meeting with Siegfried Sassoon.
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Centenary exhibition highlights Indian Army Sikhs who fought for Britain in the First World War.
The UK Punjab Heritage Association is holding an exhibition commemorating ‘the remarkable but largely forgotten contribution and experiences of Sikh soldiers’ in the First World War.
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‘Changing Faces of Heroism since the First World War’ – University of Leeds teams up with BBC for free online course
A new online course about how the First World War changed traditional views of heroism has been launched by the University of Leeds, in partnership with the BBC.
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Your Loving Son: The Letters Home of Cuthbert H T Lucas 1914 – 1918
History teacher Steve Warburton begins a series of articles, based on the diaries and weekly letters home of Cuthbert H T Lucas, which reveal a unique perspective on the First World War from beginning to end.
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Reuters revisits Sarajevo: “World War One. What were they thinking?”
A report from a Reuters Newsmaker Event in New York, planned and moderated by Sir Harold Evans, and attended by former U.S Secretaries of State Dr Henry Kissinger and Dr Madeleine Albright.
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Your Loving Son: The Letters Home of Cuthbert H T Lucas 1914 – 1918
History teacher Steve Warburton begins a series of articles, based on the diaries and weekly letters home of Cuthbert H T Lucas, which reveal a unique perspective on the First World War from beginning to end.
Continue reading
Reuters revisits Sarajevo: “World War One. What were they thinking?”
A report from a Reuters Newsmaker Event in New York, planned and moderated by Sir Harold Evans, and attended by former U.S Secretaries of State Dr Henry Kissinger and Dr Madeleine Albright.
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The Telegraph: George V told British Government to ‘find a reason’ to go to war in August 1914
The Telegraph reports that King George V ‘demanded Britain enter the First World War’ during a meeting with the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, on 2nd August 1914.
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Archive film release gives UK cinema audiences chance to see 1914 screen hits
A special compilation of films which would have entertained cinema-goers in 1914 has been produced by the British Film Institute National Archive.
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France thanks First World War allies with Champs Elysées photo exhibition
Paris will pay tribute to soldiers from home and abroad who fell fighting for the freedom of France in the First World War with an exhibition of 100 photos on the Champs Elysées.
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