Everyday life in the towns, villages and countryside
When conscription was imminent, mining was a job that prevented men from being enlisted
How the Co-op encouraged national rationing when food sources were limited
A remarkable logistical feat in an age before modern communications
Where girl power flexed its muscles in a landmark WW1 industrial action
How Robert Blackburn founded the site at Brough due to a Zeppelin raid in 1915
Changing name for ‘patriotic reasons’
Kings Cliffe teacher supplies chemists
The Morland’s had done their bit for King and country but the reward was tragedy
Two groups of women patrols were formed after suffragette campaigns
Zeppelins brought the realities of war to the children and staff of Bootham School
How York was adapted to accommodate and treat the growing number of war wounded
Housing military pets and mascots
Food shortages that led to desperate measures
How the news of the end of the war was received across Warwickshire
A chance discovery uncovered trenches once used to train Sheffield’s City Battalion
The Bestwood Coal & Iron Company, now a park, was one of the largest in Nottinghamshire.
Limited contact with a world at war
The Belgian refugees showered with kindness by West Yorkshire
Looking back at how the city and its residents celebrated the return of peace
Where the vicar’s daughter could contribute to the war effort
The factory owner who encouraged his workers to enlist
How ice-cream parlours threatened the fabric of society
How the Great War made a lasting impact on Britain’s drinking habits
A world renowned fashion house in the centre of Hull during WW1