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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 First World War in 100 Objects, Professor Gary Sheffield

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    Organised by National Army Museum

    In this engaging talk, Professor Sheffield will discuss an eclectic list of objects, using them to examine some unfamiliar facts about the First World War and offering a fresh perspective on this world changing historic...

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  2. The Hidden Perspectives: The Military Conversations 1906-1914, Lord David Owen

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    Organised by National Army Museum

    Focusing on the military and diplomatic conversations that took place in the run up to the First World War, Lord Owen will talk about hidden perspectives and his conclusion, as a former Foreign Secretary, that the carnage...

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  3. Exploring Gateways to the First World War

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    Gateways Event

    A half-day event organised with the South East Museum Development Programme on Friday 16 January 2015 to introduce the Gateways to the First World War project to museums and...

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  4. Representations of the Christmas Truce: A symposium at the University of Kent

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    A one-day event at the University of Kent exploring the Christmas Truce that occurred on the Western Front in December 1914. Now fully booked.

    © IWM Q50719. British and German troops meeting in No-Man's Land during the unofficial truce. (British troops from the Northumberland Hussars, 7th Division, Bridoux-Rouge Banc Sector).
  5. Well-Remembered Voices: Exploring First World War theatre at The Marlowe, Canterbury

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    A blogpost by Helen Brooks

    On Tuesday 11 November 2014, Gateways held a study day on First World War theatre at The Marlowe, Canterbury.

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