Upcoming Events

How the Welfare State developed during World War I

Join us for an interesting evening assessing the foundations of the Welfare State.  

Gertrude Bell

What has Gertrude Bell to do with WW1 , now is your turn to learn all 

The Half Shilling Curate: The Great War Padre the Rev Herbert Butler Cowl CF MC

Shield and Protect, The History of the Essex Yeomanry

Essex's own cavalry unit, later artillery, and its military history in two world wars 

The Battle of Messines 1917. The prelude to the Battle of Passchendaele and the biggest man-made explosion before the A-bomb.

The Battle of Messines 1917. The prelude to the Battle of Passchendaele and the biggest man-made explosion before the A-bomb. 

'The Old Contemptibles'

'The Old Contemptibles' 

The Great War at Spanbroekmolen 1914-1918

Tunnelling at Spanbroekmolen  

Observers with the Royal Flying Corps

Lost Opportunity – 22 August 1914

How the Battle of the Ardennes on 22 August 1914 had consequences for the whole war 

The Indian Corps on the Western Front

In 1914, Indian troops provided much-needed reinforcements to a beleaguered B.E.F. 

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) Enquiries Files.

Playing the Great Classical Game: Sir Edwin Lutyens and the Imperial War Graves Commission

'The Changing Face of Army Chaplaincy During the Great War'

'Halt! Who goes there?' 'Army Chaplain.' 'Pass Charlie Chaplin, all’s well!' 

Haig’s Command Strategy

Three key elements of Haig's and the BEF's First World War doctrine and command philosophy.  

Aviation in the Dardanelles and Gallipoli Campaigns