Archives for: Great War
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Start your own diary and journal!
We've got an audio series on Fun Kids called The Great War. It's told from the viewpoint of a boy called...
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Brand new podcast series about WWI
We’ve got a brand new podcast series all about what life in World War I was like. It’s...
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Why do we wear poppies?
Many of us remember the fallen from the Great Wars and other conflicts by wearing a poppy. The poppy...
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Post Office Rifles, Railwaymen and more
Memorials for the fallen come in many shapes and sizes. This is mainly due to there not being any...
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The Unknown Warrior and how we remember
In the aftermath of the war, Britain needed a way to remember their fallen. The Cenotaph and The Tomb of...
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What happened when people returned?
After the war, the Government said it would look after the returning soldiers, with houses and jobs fit for...
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All about the Armistice Agreement
In the early hours of 11th November 1918, an Armistice Agreement was signed between Germany and the Allies....
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How did Spanish Flu take hold?
The Spanish Flu was a terrible illness that spread across Europe and was brought to Britain by returning...
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Votes for women and how we got them
Voting is something almost all adults in our country can do, but this hasn’t always been the case. In...
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How we remember our military
With the number of service men and women killed in the Great War, it just wasn’t possible to bring all of...