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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. The Media & WW1

    Event

    The centenary of the First World War has resulted in a plethora of related television and radio programmes: from Peaky Blinders to the Radio 4 drama Home Front.

  2. The Irish Soldier's Experience of the First World War, Lar Joye

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    Examining the three Irish Divisions, and the 14 Irish Regiments and their Battalions, the lecture endeavours to cover every aspect of the Irish Soldier’s experience in the First World War.

  3. Your Country Calls: Enlistment to Embarkation

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    In partnership with Step Short and Folkestone Town Council

    Discover the journey undertaken by millions of men during the First World War as they left their civilian lives to take up arms and answer their country’s...

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  4. Reflections on the Centenary So Far

    Blog Post
    A blogpost by Emma Hanna

    Gateways’ Dr Emma Hanna looks back on the first months of the First World War centenary.

  5. Your Country Calls: First World War In Film

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    In partnership with Silver Screen Cinemas, this series of free screenings and related activities will present historical and contemporary films inspired by the First World War.

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