News – Page 61 – First World War Centenary News Archive

January 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Irish Member of the European Parliament calls for Gaelic Athletic Association to mark Centenary

Séan Kelly, MEP for Ireland South, has called on the Gaelic Athletic Association to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

January 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Conference: ‘The Collapse of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires: Patterns and Legacies’, Vienna

A conference held at the Institute for East European History, University of Vienna, will examine the social and political causes for the collapse of two of the Central Powers.

January 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Martyrs’ Memorial March’: Turks commemorate Battle of Sarikamish

Thousands of Turks are taking part in a march which commemorates the First World War Battle of Sarikamish.

January 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Blackadder’ actor Sir Tony Robinson brands Education Secretary’s First World War comments “silly”

Sir Tony Robinson has branded comments by the Education Secretary that Blackadder is used to “feed myths” about the First World War by “left-wing academics” as “silly”.

January 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Argument about the history of the First World War breaks out between British politicians

An argument about the history of the First World War has erupted between England’s Education Secretary, Michael Gove, and the Shadow Education Secretary, Tristram Hunt.

January 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Mayor of London: the First World War “was overwhelmingly the result of German aggression” and “the Left can’t bear to say so”

The Mayor of London has joined an ongoing argument amongst British politicians about the history of the First World War, in which he states the conflict “was overwhelmingly the result of German aggression”.

January 7, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Giant street theatre returns to Liverpool for First World War Centenary

The British Government says Liverpool is to host one of the UK’s largest cultural events commemorating the First World War Centenary

January 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

“Huge interest” expected in military pension records of those who fought in the Irish Easter Rising and War of Independence

The Irish Times reports that the Irish Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht is expecting “huge interest” from the public in Irish records from the early 20th century, which will made available this month.

January 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Germany is “not alone to blame” for the outbreak of the First World War

An article in Die Welt argues that Germany was “not alone” to blame for outbreak of the First World War.

January 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British Government accused of “whitewash” in favouring Centenary commemorations for “New Commonwealth” over Australia

Australia’s The Daily Telegraph states the UK Government may “downplay” the role of Australian forces during the First World War.