In a special article for Centenary News, James Smith describes how news broke prematurely of an end to the First World War.
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Tag: Controversies
Remembering 18 London children killed in 1917 air raid
Queen Elizabeth and Germany's Ambassador to the UK attended commemorations in London on 15 June 2017 marking the centenary of a First World War air raid which left 18 schoolchildren dead.
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Queen Elizabeth and Germany's Ambassador to the UK attended commemorations in London on 15 June 2017 marking the centenary of a First World War air raid which left 18 schoolchildren dead.
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100 Years Ago: HMS Vanguard blast kills more than 840
Commemorations have been held in Orkney to remember those lost when the British battleship, HMS Vanguard, blew up and sank on 9 July 1917.
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Russia’s last Great War offensive – July 1917
The Kerensky Offensive, Russia’s last major attack of the First World War, was fought on the Eastern Front 100 years ago.
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New ‘War Horse’ reading for 2017 Ypres/Passchendaele Centenary
Author Michael Morpurgo will read a new short story in Ypres on Sunday 30 July at the start of commemorations for the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele.
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100 Years Ago: British Royal Family becomes House of Windsor
King George V changed his family’s name to Windsor on 17 July 1917 with a proclamation relinquishing use of all German titles.
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From Parsonage to Passchendaele – A British nurse under fire in Flanders
As the Passchendaele commemorations start, ex-BBC correspondent Tim Luard recalls the harrowing experiences of his great aunt as a senior nurse at the Third Battle of Ypres.
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From Parsonage to Passchendaele – A British nurse under fire in Flanders
As the Passchendaele commemorations start, ex-BBC correspondent Tim Luard recalls the harrowing experiences of his great aunt as a senior nurse at the Third Battle of Ypres.
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100 Years Ago: Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele starts
British-led forces began an offensive in Flanders on 31 July 1917 that is still mired in controversy.
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