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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. Theatre Production: THIS EVIL THING at the Canterbury Festival, written and performed by Michael Mears

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    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    St Mary’s Hall Studio Theatre, The Borough, Canterbury, CT1 2EZ Tickets: £16.25 (inclusive of booking fee) Box Office: 01227 787787

    Canterbury Festival

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    Michael Mears
    Michael Mears - This Evil Thing

  2. Theatre of War Project at Kings Theatre Portsmouth

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    Gateways to the First World War is delighted to be working in partnership with the Kings Theatre, Southsea Hampshire.

    Kings Theatre Portsmouth
    Kings Theatre Portsmouth

  3. Spanish Summer School focuses on First World War

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    Coinciding with the Spanish state visit to Britain but commemorating the increased Spanish role in the First World War by its undertaking of the global supervision of arrangements for prisoners of war in 1917, Professor...

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    The German U-boat U-35 running into the Spanish port of Cartagena, April 1917.
    The German U-boat U-35 running into the Spanish port of Cartagena, April 1917 (C)IWM Q46498

  4. Gateways International Conference: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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    Gateways Event

    University of Kent, Canterbury Campus, Grimond Building (Lecture Theatre 3), CT2 7NZ

    “The single biggest piece of work since the Pharoahs” (Kipling)

    A conference for PhD students and Early Career...

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    Soissons1928
    Soissons 1928

  5. Tracing the battles fought by the Royal Naval Division in the First World War

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    Colchester and Chelmsford Sea Cadet units plan to take 30 cadets and staff to France and Belgium in July 2018.

    They aim to trace the battles fought by the Royal Naval Division in the First World War.

    Colchester Sea Cadets TS Colne Light Ship
    Colchester Sea Cadets TS Colne Light Ship
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