World War I Centenary

Voices from 1915: Public engagement with the First World War

by Jonathan Murphy on September 28, 2015

Much to my chagrin it seems that for once, Blackadder’s Lord Flashheart was right. When considering the First World War, we think of “the blood, the death, the endless poetry”. With the centenary upon us,

Remembering the Forgotten War: Korean veterans and the power of public memory

by Meghan Fitzpatrick on August 4, 2014

Over the next four years, historians and the public alike have been called upon to commemorate and remember the First

The Spanish Civil War 75 Years On: What are we commemorating?

by James Yeoman on March 27, 2014

On 28 March 1939 the Nationalist forces of General Francisco Franco marched into Madrid, two-and-a-half years after the siege of

On This Day In History: Why Do Anniversaries Matter?

by Caroline Dodds Pennock on November 8, 2013

On 4 November, as part of Sheffield HSTSOC’s Remembrance Week, academic, public historian and broadcaster Helen Weinstein chaired a panel

Remembering the First World War

by Amy Ryall on August 6, 2013

Beginning on 4 August, 2014, Britain, along with many other countries in the world, will commemorate the First World War

It’s about time: on centenaries and history-writing

by Charles West on May 29, 2013

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last few months, you’ll know that next year is the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. And if you don’t, well, you will soon.