Explore Europeana 1914-1918

New Europeana 1914-1918 live!

You can now search First World War family stories alongside national library/museum collections and archive film footage. And the collections now extend beyond Europe to New Zealand, Australia and the USA.

[ Explore Europeana 1914-1918]

See things differently

If you’ve loved our quirkier photographs on Facebook, check out our new exhibition, which takes you on a journey to the past; the past like you’ve never seen it before.

[ Visit ‘The Past But Not As You Know It’]

Life-changing places

From the railway station to the barracks, the factory to the hospital, the new ‘Places of Transition’ exhibition takes you on a tour of the ’stages’ on which lives took decisive turns during the First World War.

[ Explore ’Places of Transition’]

Teaching the First World War

A new British Library site inspires teachers and students learning about WW1.  Key themes include: Origins & Outbreak, Recruitment of Conscripts & Volunteers, Daily Life on the Battlefield, The War Machine, Gender Expectations & Roles, and Propaganda on a Global Scale.

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