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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: North Yorkshire Castle Howard in Time of WarWhile generations of Howard sons went to fight overseas the impact of war was often more powerfully felt at home. Between 1815 and 1944 five Howards were killed in action, and for the family war was a time of anxiety as ...Castle Howard | York | 25 May 2013 — 31 December 2014
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: North Yorkshire Duty Calls - Kiplin Hall in Times of War, from Civil War to Second World WarAn exhibition, trails and events recount 300 years of Kiplin’s owners, family members and local communities in times of war. “After Dunkirk a regiment was given a rendezvous at the house; all day and all night...Kiplin Hall | Richmond | 29 March — 30 October 2013 -
Event: Living history or re-enactment, Workshop or activity session County: Essex Kids WWII Training SchoolAir raids, rationing, evacuation - how would you have fared during WWII? Find out what life was really like during the 1940s, and learn about Audley End's role during the war as Station 43, then take part in the...Audley End House and Gardens (English Heritage) | Saffron Walden | 22 — 26 July 2013
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Event: Living history or re-enactment County: Greater Manchester Meet Tommy Atkins: First World War SoldierAre you interested in the First World War? Have you ever wondered what a soldier wore, what he ate, how he lived, fought and died in the 'Great War for Civilisation'? Meet Tommy at The Museum of the Manchester Regiment...Museum of the Manchester Regiment | Ashton-under-Lyne | 20 February — 30 October 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary), Workshop or activity session County: West Yorkshire Red Poppies and White Butterflies: help us discover the small stories of the First World WarWe invite you to help us to discover the small stories of the First World War. We want to hear about what happened to lives at home and away, stories of loss and of hope, for rich and poor, farm worker, landowner,...Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust) | nr Wakefield | 19 March — 1 June 2013
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Event: Seasonal event County: Dorset Remembrance SundayThe Tank Museum is again hosting the official remembrance service on behalf of the Bovington Garrison. This service will be attended by serving soldiers, veterans and their families, but visitors are also very welcome...The Tank Museum | Bovington | 10 November 2013 -
Event: Lecture County: City of Bristol Seminar: Bristol suffragists on the eve of war (or 1912-14)UWE Regional History Centre, in association with M Shed brings you a series of free seminars. Speaker: June Hannam is Professor Emeritus at UWE, Bristol. Suffrage campaigning in the years just prior to the outbreak of...M Shed | Bristol | 20 June 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: East Yorkshire Sewerby Hall in Time of WarDuty Calls at Sewerby Hall will contrast the experiences of the Lloyd Greame family and their estate workers during the First World War with what happened during the Second World War. In the inter-war years, the...Sewerby Hall and Gardens | Bridlington | 23 March — 1 September 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: South Yorkshire Soldiers, Socks and Scullery MaidsLife on the Brodsworth estate in both world wars is explored in a new exhibition, with audio recordings offering vivid personal stories of when the army requisitioned the hall in the 1940s. As people left to serve in...Brodsworth Hall and Gardens (English Heritage) | Doncaster | 29 March 2013 — 19 March 2014
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Event: Lecture County: Greater Manchester The Early Manchester’s: 1758-1882Next year marks the centenary of the start of the First World War. Why not come along to this interactive talk and learn a little more about where, why and how the Regiment’s story first began, over 250 years ago.Museum of the Manchester Regiment | Ashton-under-Lyne | 5 November 2013
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Event: Workshop or activity session County: South Yorkshire The First World War – Your Family HistoryA new exhibition in 2014 will mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and its impact on Sheffield. We are looking for family memories and mementoes from the war to help tell the story of Sheffield’s...Museums Sheffield: Weston Park | 8 June 2013
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Event: Lecture County: Devon The Women's Land Army and Timber CorpsA talk by Sue Virgin(living history re-enactor) about the early beginnings of these organisations in World WarOne and their important role in the Second World War., All talks start at 7pm at the museum. Tickets £4.50...Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life | 6 June 2013
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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Kent 'Valour' - A new permanent display of our Victoria CrossesThe Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive opened a NEW permanent display on the 12th November 2010. This exhbition is a modern redisplay of the 25 Victoria Crosses held by the Museum. The new display not only...Royal Engineers Museum, Library & Archive | Gillingham | 12 November 2010 — 12 October 2055 -
Event: Workshop or activity session County: Surrey Witley at warFind out about the big things that happened in this little part of Surrey during both world wars...FREE ENTRY, some activities may have a charge. Check our website for more detailsWitley and Milford Commons (National Trust) | 16 June 2013
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Event: Living history or re-enactment, Workshop or activity session County: East Sussex World War 1 weekendExperience life on the Western Front in the largest WWI living history weekend in the country. There will be re-enactments throughout the day, an encampment with ammunition store, field ambulance, aeroplane, mess tent...Bateman's (National Trust) | Etchingham | 3 — 4 August 2013
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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Greater London World Wars, 1905-1945This gallery explores the role of the British Commonwealth's civilian armies and their defence of democracy during the First and Second World Wars, the era of 'Total War'National Army Museum | London | 29 January — 29 December 2013
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Event: Workshop or activity session County: Bedfordshire Wrest at War!Wrest at War! Experience the theatre of war from all quarters at Wrest Park. From WWI trenches to the WWII D-Day landings, experience life in tumultuous times, with music and performance and lots of fun for all the...Wrest Park (English Heritage) | Luton | 26 — 27 May 2013
