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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. African women in the First World War

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    Join Dr Anne Samson and discover the different roles African women have played during war.

  2. The Battle of Messines

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    John Sadler examines the impact of new tactics used during this significant First World War battle.

  3. Fears of unrestrained vice: Venereal disease and the First World War

    Event
    Organised by The National Archives

    The Venereal Disease Act of May 1917 prohibited treatment of VD by unqualified persons. During the war, the spread of disease was crippling the British armed forces, with women’s sexuality being increasingly policed at...

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  4. Gothas over England

    Event
    Organised by The National Archives

    On 13 June 1917, the German Army launched their first successful raid on London using Gotha bomber aircraft, inflicting the most casualties of any single raid in the First World War.

  5. U-boats in the east coast war channels

    Event
    Organised by The National Archives

    Imagine if there were still bombed-out houses, factories and whole streets wrecked by air raids in the First World War. What lies off the East Coast of Britain is the maritime equivalent.

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