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Causes of War

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A range of materials for mixed ability classes, for year 7, 8 and 9. Right click to save documents. If you have any resources you wish to share, please let us know!  Document Title Focus Format  Causes of War Explosive Barrels  The different causes of war each represented as a barrel of gunpowder. Can the students make links betwe...

Why 1914? The causes of the Great War. A narrative history.

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By Derek Robinson Book Review by Barbara Taylor Whistle Books, 2014, £8, 200pp, soft covers; index. Also available as a Kindle edition. I am surprised that there is no ISBN number in the book. Mr Robinson is a graduate of Cambridge University and I had imagined he had taught history, although his career was spent mostly in journalism and authors...

What got you interested in the First World War?

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Tom Thorpe's opening question on the ‘Mentioned in Dispatches’ podcast series - at least for the last 80+ editions, has been to ask his guest to say who they are and say what got them interested in the First World War. The answers given are as varied as the speakers themselves.  At University Most are published historians or authors so it is no...

For the King, the country, the Queen’s and Kennington The story of the 24th (County of London) Battalion.

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For the King, the country, the Queen’s and Kennington The story of the 24th (County of London) Battalion, the London Regiment,  (The Queen’s), a south London battalion with some Essex connections. The story of a South London territorial battalion, the 24th (County of London), the London Regiment, (The Queen's) in the Great War including their VC...

'Prime Ministers on the Front' with Graham Adams

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Graham will look at the role different Prime Ministers took in the Great War with special discussion on those who served in the forces such as Clement Attlee, Neville Chamberlain, Anthony Eden and Winston Churchill. Image: Major Winston Churchill, wearing a French steel shrapnel helmet, stands with General Emile Fayolle and other officers includ...

Now the War is Over talk given by Dr Daniel Weinbren

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How did Britain respond to the momentous events of 1919 and 1920 as it adjusted to peace after four years of war? How did the British people cope with the massive changes and challenges that confronted them? Dr Weinbren will answer these questions, explain what happened in every sphere of life and show that even today we are still dealing wi...

‘Britannia’s unruly stepchildren’, Americans in the British Armed Forces– Michael O’Brien

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This talk is not about America’s entry into the Great War in 1917, but instead looks at the lives and experiences of a variety of American citizens who took matters into their own hands well before America joined the war and crossed the Atlantic to join the British armed services. Michael is a retired history teacher and published author who...

'Boy Soldiers of the Great War: The New Evidence' with Richard van Emden

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NOTE THE EARLIER DATE AS DECEMBER AND NEAR CHRISTMAS After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of hundreds of thousands of under-age soldie...

MK WFA AGM

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Come along to our AGM and find out what we got up to last year, and what is planned for this one. Refreshments at ‘half-time’, followed by two slide shows – ‘Exploring Gallipoli’ by Jim Barrett, and ‘From a Portrait on a Wall - to Today’ (The Founding of MK WFA) by Jane and Roy Backhouse.

The Doughboys 1917 - 1918 Mike Sheil

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When the United States entered the cataclysm of the Great War the global conflict had already lasted three long years. This talk describes what the American forces saw when they arrived at the Western Front, and their feelings and actions as they encountered bitter fighting, obliterated villages, vast cemeteries, and massive destruction. In...

'India's Great War' Talk

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A talk by Dr Adam Prime on the formation of the Indian army from its origins of the East India Company. This talk looks at India's contribution to the First World War and the actions undertaken to defend the Northwest Frontier.

Captain Campbell Joseph O'Connor Kelly OBE, MC, GM, MM, and the Irish War of Independence in Cork

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Campbell Joseph O'Connor Kelly OBE, MC, GM, MM, was born in Ireland in September 1892 and he enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery in November 1910. During the Great War he served on the Western Front and was awarded thew Military Medal for gallantry shown at the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele). On 7 January 1918, he was commissioned a...

SECOND SCOTLAND WFA CONFERENCE

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The second Scotland and the Great War Conference will take place at Discovery Point, Dundee on Saturday 20th September 2025 from 10.00 to 16.30. Speakers include Professor Sir Hew Strachan (Co-Patron of the WFA), Professor Peter Doyle and Richard van Emden. Lunch and access to Discovery Point and the RRS Discovery included. Further det...

My War Too - the Children of the Great War

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Dr Viv Newman : My War Too - The Children of the Great War Long overshadowed by the evacuees of the Second World War, the story of those who were young in World War One has been almost long overlooked by historians. This talk explores how the tragedy of war impacted upon the very youngest members of society. From war games in the nursery to bein...