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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. Women of Sheppey

    Project

    Gateways supported Sheppey Promenade to research what women were doing on Sheppey during the First World War for their Heritage Lottery project.

  2. The First World War at Sea: Conflict, Culture and Commemoration

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    A conference at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th November 2018.

  3. Centenary Reflections in the Entente Alliance

    Event
    Gateways Event

    Following the conclusion of the First World War Centenary how were commemorations marked in Britain, France, and America?

  4. Women of Aktion

    Event

    A performance at Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex. Script by Mick Martin. Directed by Jude Wright.

  5. First World War Seminar Series 2018-19

    News

    In Flanders Fields Museum, Gateways to the First World War and the University of Kent present a series of eight seminars in Canterbury and Ieper, free and open to all.

    King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain at the grave of their brother (in law) Prince Maurice von Battenberg in Ypres Town Cemetery on 6 May 1923 (Photo Antony d’Ypres- In Flanders Fields Museum)
    King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain at the grave of their brother (in law) Prince Maurice von Battenberg in Ypres Town Cemetery on 6 May 1923 (Photo Antony d’Ypres- In Flanders Fields Museum)
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