Help for Heroes has organised a 4×4 European rally to mark the Centenary of the First World War and the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
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Cross & Cockade International: First World War Aviation Society CCI Seminar 2014
Cross & Cockade International is holding its 2014 Seminar – which will commemorate the early years of the First World War in the air.
Continue readingNational Trust launches walks of remembrance to mark First World War Centenary at historic UK sites
The National Trust invites people to mark the First World War Centenary by joining silent walks of remembrance at 23 historic sites in England and Wales.
Continue readingBritish Library and University of Antwerp ‘Languages and the First World War’ conference
The British Library and the University of Antwerp host a three day conference concerning 'Languages and the First World War'.
Continue readingConference: ‘The Position of the First World War in the History of Europe’, Sarajevo
A major international conference about the First World War will see 120 scholars from 28 countries meet in Sarajevo in 2014.
Continue readingLeading European archivists in London to discuss their First World War exhibitions
First World War exhibitions commissioned from the archives of leading European libraries will be discussed at a public event hosted by the Institut Français in London on 19th June 2014.
Continue reading‘The Great War: The Persuasive Power of Photography’, National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada will be marking the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with an exhibition exploring the role of photography during the conflict.
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.
Continue readingInternational historians to debate Sarajevo 1914 ‘the South Slav Question’ at Southampton University
Southampton University in the UK is marking the Centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination with an international conference from June 26-28 2014.
Continue readingUN agency calls for Centenary remembrance of lives lost at sea during First World War
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation is marking the Centenary of the First World War with events focussing on remembrance and protection of shipwrecks.
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