The National Trust is inviting people to mark the First World War Centenary by joining silent walks of remembrance at 23 of the historic sites in its care across England and Wales.
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Giant photographs of pebble reflect “traumatised” landscape of war
Mike Swain visits Orford Ness nature reserve on the British Suffolk coast to see an exhibition of unusual photographs by installation artist Anya Gallaccio of a pebble picked from a bombing range.
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Giant photographs of pebble reflect “traumatised” landscape of war
Mike Swain visits Orford Ness nature reserve on the British Suffolk coast to see an exhibition of unusual photographs by installation artist Anya Gallaccio of a pebble picked from a bombing range.
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.
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German President hosts international First World War Centenary debate in Berlin
German President Joachim Gauck has invited international historians to Berlin for a day of remembrance and discussion of the First World War and its legacy.
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Cyclists mark Centenary of Archduke’s assassination in Sarajevo
The Sarajevo Grand Prix 2014 has marked the Centenary of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
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.
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Somme town of Péronne to host international opening for First World War Centenary peace garden
UNESCO ambassadors and representatives from more than 80 countries will attend the inauguration of a Centenary peace garden in the Somme département of France on 2nd July 2014.
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EU leaders in Ypres for First World War Centenary tribute to the fallen
European Union leaders have gathered in Ypres for a First World War Centenary tribute, two days ahead of the 100th anniversary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
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.
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