Full details have been announced of commemorations taking place in Ireland in May 2015 to mark the centenary of the British ocean liner, Lusitania, being sunk by a German submarine.
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‘Earth and Steel’ – Display of Great War archaeology in Arras
The French city of Arras hosts an exhibition of First World War archaeology, starting on April 9th 2015, the 98th anniversary of the Battle of Arras.
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Six British First World War soldiers to be reburied in Belgium
Six British soldiers, killed in action in October 1914, are to be reburied at Prowse Point military cemetery in Belgium on April 16th 2015.
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Namibia explores impact of colonial South-West Africa campaign
Museums in Namibia are developing an education project with UK funding to highlight how the First World War shaped the country’s history.
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India’s Prime Minister pays tribute at Neuve Chapelle Memorial
The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, saluted the sacrifice of India’s First World War soldiers during a visit to Neuve Chapelle in France on April 11th 2015.
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Royal Navy submarine exhibition explores submarine warfare of WW1
‘First In, Last Out’ will run from April 2015 until January 1916 at The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, England.
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Gallipoli: Making History
Publisher’s Description:’This study tackles key questions about just how the history of any given event comes to be written in a certain way and how very different versions of an event can compete for attention. Often one particular version holds the field drowning out its rivals. The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 serves as an excellent case study through which the process of ‘making history’ can be observed.’
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Vatican in row with Turkey over Pope’s Armenia ‘genocide’ comments
Pope Francis has sparked a diplomatic row with Turkey by describing the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War as ‘genocide.’
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Public lecture to take place in Brussels on sinking of Lusitania – titled ‘A Century of Deceit and Denial’
The lecture is taking place on May 7th 2015 – 100 years after the sinking of the liner. It is part of a series of lectures being organised to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Gallipoli Centenary: Remembrance at Edinburgh Castle, April 25
The forces charity, Legion Scotland, will host commemorations at Edinburgh Castle on April 25th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.
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