United Kingdom – Page 41 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Commonwealth War Graves Commission ‘Virtual Cemetery’ teaching resource

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched a new education resource, which aims to help teachers engage students during the First World War Centenary.

March 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British Ministry of Defence identifies ten First World War soldiers

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has successfully identified ten soldiers who died during the First World War, after analysis of DNA samples from relatives of the men.

March 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

e-books of letters of nine men killed in the First World War reveal their stories from the Front

Private letters show the true feelings of men who died and tell the unfolding story of the First World War, explains Centenary News contributor Mark Tanner.

Author: Mark Tanner

March 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

e-books of letters of nine men killed in the First World War reveal their stories from the Front

Private letters show the true feelings of men who died and tell the unfolding story of the First World War, explains Centenary News contributor Mark Tanner.

March 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Studying reasons for First World War leads to “permanent state of confusion” Sir Max Hastings claims

The July crisis of 1914 is the most complex series of events in human history and can make you feel “a bit mad,” author and journalist Sir Max Hastings says.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

UK Centenary Minister: commemorations are opportunity to establish “educational legacy”

At a recent conference on “Schools and the Great War Centenary: How Schools Should Best Prepare”, academics, teachers and broadcasters considered how to mark the Centenary.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘War and the Horse’: English Heritage commemorates First World War Centenary

The role of cavalry soldiers and their horses will be the focus for First World War Centenary commemorations in 2014 at historic sites cared for by English Heritage.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Professor Gary Sheffield dubs UK ‘lights out’ Centenary plan a “gimmick”

Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, Gary Sheffield, has described an initiative which asks people to switch off their lights to mark the First World War Centenary as a “ludicrous gimmick”.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Call for ‘lights out’ across UK on August 4 to mark First World War Centenary

People across the UK will be invited to commemorate the First World War Centenary by turning off their lights on 4th August 2014, the 100th anniversary of Britain declaring war on Germany.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

How secondary schools can teach pupils to learn about First World War’s legacy

A report by Centenary News contributor Dr. Jillian Davidson on the recent conference in London: “Schools and the Great War Centenary: How Schools Should Best Prepare.”

Author: Dr. Jillian Davidson