National Events
30 January : ‘Reconstructing Flanders' fields after the Great War’ with Dri…
30 Jan 2020 18:00National Event
Although the war damage in Belgium was nowhere near the scale of the French 'regions dévastées', the…
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'It's All a Bit Heath Robinson' by Luci Gosling
30 Jan 2020 19:30Kent (North West)
This talk examines the life and career of one of Britain's best-loved humorous artists with particul…
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'Amateur soldiers in Britain and the Empire 1912– 1920' with Prof. Gary She…
30 Jan 2020 20:00Thames Valley
Professor Gary Sheffield will be talking about Amateur soldiers in Britain and the Empire 1912– 1920…
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31 Jan to 1 Feb : 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium
31 Jan 2020 09:30National Event
The 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium will be hosted at the Imperial War Museum North, Manchest…
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'East Africa in WW1: The Kenyan battlefield 1914-1916' by Kevin Patience
31 Jan 2020 19:30Devon and Cornwall
Kevin Patience will be giving a talk on East Africa in the First World War. The Kenyan battlefield 1…
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Onward Christian Soldiers by Mavis Sellers
01 Feb 2020 13:30Yorkshire (West Riding)
This talk looks at the work, and the deaths, of two Army Chaplains on the Western Front, Rev.Char…
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'Amateur Soldiering Before, During and After the Great War' by Prof Gary Sh…
01 Feb 2020 14:00Wessex
Professor Gary Sheffield will be giving at talk on amateur soldiering. Gary Sheffield is the Honor…
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Goodbye, Old Man: The artist Fortunino Matania's vision of the Great War
01 Feb 2020 14:30Yorkshire
For the first half of the 20th Century, Fortunino Matania drew many iconic moments, including the si…
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Legal (and other) aspects of killing people in the Great War
02 Feb 2020 14:00Wiltshire
Our February talk will be a new talk on the WFA speakers' circuit having its first presentation at t…
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'Baby Steps at Gallipoli by Peter Hart'
03 Feb 2020 19:30Lancashire (North)
Baby Steps at Gallipoli
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'British Children’s Literature and the First World War ' with Dr David Budg…
04 Feb 2020 19:00Kent (East)
Dr David Budgen will be giving a talk on British Children’s Literature and the First World War based…
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`Impact of the economic blockade on Germany AFTER the armistice -- By Graha…
04 Feb 2020 19:30Chesterfield
Impact of the economic blockade on Germany AFTER the armistice and how it led to WW2 …
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'Somme to Arras' by Andrew Lock
04 Feb 2020 19:30Norfolk
Andrew Lock will be giving a talk he calls 'The Somme to Arras'. IMAGE: image: Two sets of Brit…
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5 February: King George V in the Great War by Alexandra Churchill
05 Feb 2020 17:30National Event
George V was somewhat of an unknown entity to his subjects on the outbreak of war. By 1918 he had es…
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"The Great War contribution of Dulmial Village, Pakistan" by Dr Irfan Malik…
05 Feb 2020 19:09Cambridgeshire
This illustrated talk tells the story of the 460 soldiers, including Dr Malik's grandfather, from…
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