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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. ‘War Stories Open Day’ at Brighton Museum: Engagement, Empathy and the First World War.

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    A blogpost by Lucy Noakes

    In this blogpost Dr Lucy Noakes discusses a recent First World War centenary event in Brighton and reflects on the personal dimensions of our continuing fascination with the...

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  2. The Silent Cities (London: Methuen, 1929) 10s 6d

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    A blogpost by Mark Connelly

    In this blogpost Professor Mark Connelly discusses The Silent Cities, a 1929 publication by Sidney C. Hurst on the cemeteries and memorials of the Great War.

  3. The Arrival of the Belgians at Folkestone

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    A blogpost by Dr Will Butler

    The outbreak of the First World War only had a very limited impact on the town of Folkestone during its opening weeks.

  4. Canterbury and Folkestone at the Outbreak of War

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    A blogpost by Dr Will Butler

    In the summer of 1914, the idea of a major war was far from the minds of the populations of both Canterbury and Folkestone.

  5. War: An Emotional History. British Academy Conference, London, 9-11 July 2014

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    Lucy Noakes, one of the Co-Investigators of the Gateways project and Reader in History at the University of Brighton, was co-convenor of...

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