Upcoming Events

I’m Out! Escape from German POW Camps, 1914-18

I’m Out! Escape from German POW Camps, 1914-18 

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Battle of Jutland: a view from the 32nd Division

Battle of Jutland: a view from the 32nd Division 

The War of the Flowers

Join us to find out how and why the poppy and the cornflower became symbols of remembrance and those who made it part of our national symbol.  

An Infantry Man's kit

Have you ever wondered what your relative carried / used in the War . Here is your chance to find out.  

Marconi and Hoffman 1914-1945

How did key local industries gear up for the demands on industrial warfare in two World Wars? 

Were There Indians at Gallipoli?

Strange Meetings - the words of Wilfred Owen

A theatrical performance of Owen's words  

Tommy French

How did the soldiers communicate with the locals? This talk will explain all... 

Green Howards VC's of the Great War

'It's All a Bit Heath Robinson'

Cartoonist re-inventing the First World War 

Making a stand: German opposition to World War One

Opposition in Germany to the Great War 

Story of Sir Thomas Lipton’s visit to Serbia 1915

Wartime Cartooning - A legacy of laughter

Looking at the lasting effect of cartoons in the Great War. 

Winston's Little Army…Aspects of the Royal Naval Division