The Chilwell catastrophe: Fatal explosion on the home front
One hundred years ago a catastrophic explosion tore through the National Shell Filling Factory at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire.
Category: First World War
6 Sites of Suffragette Sabotage
The escalating militant activism of the suffragettes shook the establishment and made the front page.
Forgotten Seafarers of the First World War
During the First World War the Merchant Navy – the Mercantile Marine – was thrust into the conflict, becoming the supply service of the Royal Navy.
9 Places that Tell the Story of the Royal Air Force
Some of our most important listed structures help to illustrate the key achievements of the RAF during the twentieth century.
7 places with First World War connections to the Commonwealth
During the First World War, Britain turned to the Empire for assistance – including New Zealand, India, the West Indies, Australia, Canada and South Africa.
100 years of the Royal Air Force
The First World War was the first conflict in which aviation played a major role.
8 Unusual war memorials
First World War memorials range from simple stone crosses to monumental bronzes; from village halls to
Forgotten Heroes of the First World War
This is the story of the Labour Corps, comprised mostly of a multi-ethnic army of workers, without whom the war would have ground to a halt.
A brief history of tanks
Today, 20 November 2017, marks the centenary of the first mass use of tanks in the First World War.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Echoes of the First World War
100 years on from the First World War, evidence of damage and loss can still be seen on our streets.