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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. Untold War Stories: Gallery Talk

    Event
    Organised by Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

    Discover more stories of people’s First World War experiences.

  2. War Stories: Voices from the First World War Gallery Tour

    Event
    Organised by Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

    A guided tour of the exhibition.

  3. 'Not So Silent Nights', lecture by Professor Mark Connelly on the 1914 Christmas Truce, University of Kent

    Event

    Part of the University of Kent's Vice-Chancellor's Lecture Series. Wednesday 3 December 2014.

    Members of the 1 Buffs on a trench parapet, December 1914
    Members of the 1 Buffs on a trench parapet, December 1914. We know that this photograph was taken during the Christmas truce because the men are walking upright and on the parapet in broad daylight and are allowing smoke to rise.
  4. HMS Kent and 1914: an exhibition at Canterbury Cathedral Archives to commemorate the Battle of the Falklands

    Event

    A display commemorating HMS Kent which served in the Battle of the Falklands in December 1914.

    Armoured cruiser HMS Kent.
    © IWM Q 75303. Armoured cruiser HMS Kent.
  5. The Christmas Truce

    Blog Post
    A blogpost by Emma Hanna

    In our latest blogpost Gateways’ Dr Emma Hanna reflects on the myths and realities of the 1914 Christmas Truce.

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