Ireland's President leads commemorations marking the centenary of the Easter Rising against British rule on March 27th 2016 (Easter Sunday).
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‘Proclaiming a Republic’ – Easter Rising exhibition at National Museum of Ireland
The events of the Easter Rising are told in a centenary exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.
Continue readingSomme Centenary – 2016 programme at Historial de la Grande Guerre
Conferences focussing on the German occupation of the Somme and France's 'almost forgotten' role in the 1916 offensive feature in a centenary cultural programme organised by the Museum of the Great War, Péronne.
Continue readingRededication of Lafayette Escadrille Memorial to US WWI airmen
The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside Paris will be rededicated in a joint US/French ceremony on April 20th 2016.
Continue readingThe Great War in the Middle East – Conference at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
A major international conference re-examining the origins, conduct and consequences of the First World War in the Middle East takes place at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from April 20-21 2016.
Continue readingWomen at the front remembered in Flanders
The stories of women who contributed to the Allied war effort are being highlighted in Flanders with a special programme of events entitled 'Her Side of the War.'
Continue readingJutland Centenary exhibition opens at UK navy museum, Portsmouth
The UK's National Museum of the Royal Navy launches a major exhibition in Portsmouth on May 19th 2016 marking the centenary of the Battle of Jutland.
Continue readingJutland Centenary – exhibition at UK National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
A bugle presented to a boy sailor wounded at Jutland will be among objects displayed at the UK National Maritime Museum's centenary exhibition, opening May 20th 2016.
Continue readingScotland marks Jutland Centenary – May 28
The Firth of Forth will be at the centre of Scotland's national commemorations on May 28th 2016 marking the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.
Continue readingBattle of Verdun Centenary – France remembers on May 29 2016
France will hold international commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest actions of the First World War, on May 29th 2016.
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