Princess Anne from the UK visits Brussels on October 11/12th for centenary commemorations honouring the executed First World War nurse, Edith Cavell.
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100 Years Ago Today: Nurse Edith Cavell executed in occupied Belgium
Edith Cavell, a British nurse working in Belgium during the First World War, was executed by the German occupation authorities on October 12th 1915.
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Edith Cavell relative to speak at screening of 1928 film in Leeds
A relative of Edith Cavell is to speak at a rare screening of Dawn, a silent film telling the story of the executed British nurse in occupied Brussels during the First World War.
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Day of tributes on centenary of Edith Cavell’s execution
Centenary News reports from today’s commemoration in London – among several events held in the UK and Belgium to remember the execution of British nurse Edith Cavell in occupied Brussels on October 12th 1915.
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Book Review – Edith Cavell
Centenary News Review:’The chronological approach allows Diana Souhami to slow down time and focus in on the minutia of Edith Cavell’s last days. As we come closer to the execution, the chapters are split into the mornings, afternoons and evenings of the days leading up to it. Whilst this primarily provides us with a detailed account of Cavell’s last days and the attempts made or not made by various British and American officials, it also draws us into her narrative. These final chapters are well balanced – between the political side and Cavell’s personal experience – and hugely emotive.’
Continue readingEdith Cavell Centenary – wreath laying at London memorial
A ceremony takes place at Edith Cavell's memorial in London on October 12th 2015 to mark the centenary of her execution in occupied Belgium.
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Centenary Anniversary: British nurse Edith Cavell executed in occupied Belgium
12th October 1915: Edith Cavell, a British nurse working in occupied Belgium, was executed by the Germans for helping Allied soldiers escape to the neutral Netherlands.
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Battle of Jutland Centenary 2016 – UK Government announces plans
British and German ships are to lay wreaths in the North Sea and Orkney will host commemorations as part of the UK’s plans, announced today, to mark the Battle of Jutland Centenary on May 31st 2016.
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‘The Major Battles of 1916’ – Paris conference calls for papers
The major First World War battles of 1916 will be the focus for an international conference hosted by French Centenary organisation Mission Centenaire 14-18 and its Scientific Council in June 2016.
Continue readingBrussels conference to debate ‘impact of Great War on nations and nationalism’
International academics take part in a conference in Brussels focussing on the First World War as a key event in the development of the European nation state.
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