Upcoming Events

Faith and Superstition in the Trenches

The Menin Gate 100 Years

The Roles of Women in Britain 1914-18

The war years changed which roles women fulfilled 

The Great War - Crimson Fields

Front Line Nurses and Surgeons 

The Royal Artillery 1914-15

The Royal Artillery 1914-15 

Verdun 1917: The French Hit Back

After 1916 the French wished to continue the momentum gained towards the end of 1916 at Verdun. 

Verdun 1917: The French Hit Back

We are delighted to welcome Christina back, she will speak about one of the truly epic battles of the war 

'We dusted them off good' The German Army on the Somme 1916 - 1918

Total War and Women's Football – The Dagenham Invincibles of World War I

British widows of the First World War - Forgotten Legion

The Singapore Mutiny 1915

Sepoy Ismail Khan, a young Rajput, left his sentry post at the quaterguard 

Air VC's - Who and Why

What were the conditions an airman could win a VC? 

Arras , Passendale and Cambrai

Steve will look at the similarities and differences in the experiences of the 29th Division during 1917 

Dear Duchess - Meddling, Marriages & Mayhem: The Unbelievable Life of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland

Bulldozer in a Tiara: The Wild, High-Society Rebellion of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 

‘Pluck can make up for inches – the story of Britain’s Great War Bantams’

5'3" was a minimum height in the Army. In 1916 30,000 men under this enlisted as Bantams. This is their story