From the Front Line to the Home Front
Stories from the Great War
Saturday 11 October
'Politicians at War' 1pm
Senior Historian Terry Charman speaks about the important role the Prime Ministers and Senior Politicians of the time played in taking Britain to War.
'Married to the Regiment' 3pm
Sarah Paterson from the Department of Printed Books looks at army wives in the First World War, concentrating on the philanthropic activities of the wives of senior officers.
Sunday 12 October
'Causes and Effects of the First World War' 1pm
An overview of the key moments and turning points of First World War with Grant Rogers of the Education Department.
'The Mothers of the Men who Marched Away' 3pm
Author and historian Jean Moorcroft-Wilson takes a look at the remarkable women who watched and waited while their sons went to war.
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This event is related to In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War
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