Pictured: a house in Lonsdale Road, #Scarborough, after an air raid during #WorldWarOne

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the @scarbsmuseums.bsky.social #Humap

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#FirstWorldWar #WW1 #Yorkshire #UK #UKHistory #Maps #DigitalHumanities #CulturalHeritage

Entering Baghdad as Liberators

The politicians and planners behind the 2003 invasion of Iraq ignored the lessons of the British capture of Baghdad from the Ottomans at the end of the #FirstWorldWar.

⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free

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Woman in hat, protective gloves and overalls stood inside a railway carriage, holding a broom and cleaning materials, with the carriage door open. The overalls have 'LSWR' stitched in across the chest. Courtesy National Railway Museum.

#ICYMI our current blog post looks at some of #Portsmouth's past railwaywomen, focusing on the #FirstWorldWar.

That includes sisters Ethel & Alice Allaway - and how their railway work shaped their lives!

#WomensHistoryMonth #Portsmouth100

Read more:
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For #Nationalpuppyday here’s a lovely photo of little jack russell Ken keeping watch in a trench during #WW1. He belonged to Lt. Aldworth, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment and this photograph was taken at his dug out at Neuve Chappelle in 1915.
#FirstWorldWar #museum #archive #doglovers #puppy

Happy #worldpoetryday – here's a poem written by 10860 Pte Harold Wilkinson, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, relating to the death of an officer and the birth of a regimental motto during #WW1!
#poetry #warpoetry #firstworldwar #history #armylife #remembrance #archive #collection

Bio of the Day: Onésime Readman (1877–1920), militia officer and army officer.
Onésime Readman is remembered because his life illustrates some of the difficulties and misfortunes associated with recruiting in Canada during #WorldWarI. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/readm... #WWI #FirstWorldWar

Finished the Penguin First World War short story collection. Some were really enjoyable, others, less so. I generally find short story collections a very mixed bag so that tracks. It was fun reading an arthur conan doyle one! #FirstWorldWar #ShortStory #BookSky

Pictured: Interior view of the gun shed Ordnance Works, #FirstWorldWar, #Coventry.

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the #CoventryAtlas #Humap

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#History #EnglishHistory #WestMidlands #BritishHistory

British Soldier Bringing up Trench Boots One of the most well known horrors of World War I was the mud, often endless mud that could even be deadly due to how deep the mud could be.

British Soldier Bringing up Trench Boots. #WWI #WorldWarI #FirstWorldWar #FWW #WW1 #BritishArmy #History #BritishArmyHistory #Photograph #HistoricalPhotograph

This colourful #WWI poster encourages women to buy war savings as a way to contribute to the war effort. The image of Joan of Arc is used to represent how by buying these certificates, you too could be a female war hero like Joan of Arc.

#WomensHistoryMonth #FirstWorldWar

#HappyMothersDay to all the mums and mother-figures in our lives! Here’s a lovely gift sent home from Egypt during the First World War and embroidered “To mother from Tommy”.

#mothersday #mum #history #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #collection #collectioncloseup

The day job took me to NYC this week, and I had the chance to stop and say hi to Father Duffy of the AEF 165th Infantry Regiment (the former “Fighting 69th”).

Father Duffy photo source:
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#worldwar #thegreatwar
#ww1 #greatwar #grandeguerra #firstworldwar

#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #March11, 1918: #1918InfluenzaPandemic reaches #QueensNY. #SpanishFlu #SpanishInfluenza #Epidemics #FortRiley #America #US #WorldWarI #WorldWarOne #WorldWar1 #WWI #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #WWISky
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Partial remains of 2 Edmonton First World War soldiers among those being returned by U.S. museum The partial remains of two First World War soldiers from Edmonton, along with 10 other Canadian soldiers, have been returned by a museum in Philadelphia.

The partial remains of two First World War soldiers from Edmonton, along with 10 other Canadian soldiers, have been returned by a museum in Philadelphia. #yeg #ab #firstworldwar

Training on Film Projectors in 1918 During World War I movies and film were still very new but despite how new movies were, they were extremely popular.

Check out my post on training on film projectors in 1918. #WWI #WorldWarI #FirstWorldWar #FWW #BritishArmy #BritishArmyHistory #History #Photograph #HistoricalPhotograph

From factory floors to the ballot box: Women's WWI revolution During the First World War (1914-18), as governments sought to field the largest armies possible and so conscripted millions of men to the fighting fronts, the role of women in society was greatly expanded...

➡️ Read more about Women in World War I here: www.worldhistory.org/article/2905/women-in-wo...

#WomensHistoryMonth #WorldWarI #FirstWorldWar #HistoricalWomen

The launch event chaired by @dmorganowen.bsky.social hosted at St. Andrews University, will feature presentations from contributors and @draefox.bsky.social for the book Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict.

#firstworldwar #WWI #militaryhistory #upkansas

#OTD 1917 Lt Col A J H Bowen DSO, 2nd Bn, Mons Reg, was killed in action. Wounded badly in 1915, but fought on earning himself the DSO. Mentioned in despatches 3 times and later awarded a bar to his DSO. He died aged 31, and is buried at Guard’s Cemetery, Combles, France. #WW1 #FirstWorldWar

A sheet of paper decorated with a bright border, depicting scenes from the First World War and flags of the Allies in little roundels. It has a heading in Gothic font saying: 'The Grammar School, Wirksworth. Founded AD. 1576. Roll of Service'. Beneath this is a list of 83 former pupils, including their name and regiment.

This beautiful document is a Roll of Service to commemorate former pupils at Anthony Gell School, then known as Wirksworth Grammar School, who served during the First World War. Each entry includes a name and their regiment.

#WWI #FirstWorldWar

First World War Soldier's Memorial - Sydney, NSW, Australia Hello PHG fans, this week we're taking a trip to Australia to look at this lovely memorial just across from the Royal Botanical Garden on the south side of Sydney Harbor. My first and only visit to Sy...

On today's blog, we're in #Sydney at the #FirstWorldWar Soldier's Memorial. If you've been here or want to visit, let us know in the comments! #PacificHistoryGuide

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For #blackandwhitewednesday we’ve found this lovely snap from #WW1. It’s from a collection of photographs belonging to Sgt. Harry Coates, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and was taken in France in 1916. We love that the soldier in the centre has his accordion with him! #music #firstworldwar #archive

A giant skull-faced figure representing Death beats a drum while walking a cross a landscape strewn with corpses.

Weird picture of the day: an allegory of War by Antonio Rizzi, 1914.
#weirdart #ItalianArt #FirstWorldWar #Death

Thank you Mark for this generous review. It is a relief to know that somebody has read it cover-to-cover!

If anybody wants to buy it - or even better add it to their course's reading list - you can find it @universitypress.cambridge.org and online.

#HistoryBooks #MilitaryHistory #FirstWorldWar

Austro-Hungarian Battleship SMS Prinz Eugen

Austro-Hungarian Battleship SMS Prinz Eugen www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #battleship #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #WorldWarOne #WW1 #WWI #FirstWorldWar #SMSPrinzEugen

This #TrailsTuesday learn all about #Scarborough At War on the @scarbsmuseums.bsky.social museums Scarborough Atlas!

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#GLAM #HIstory #WW1 #WW2 #FirstWorldWar #SecondWorldWar #Yorkshire

Guest feature by Jamila Gavin: the research and influences behind MY SOUL, A SHINING TREE, Nero Prize category winner

Welcome and congratulations to Jamila Gavin, winner of the Nero Book Awards children's prize with MY SOUL, A SHINING TREE. Here Jamila talks about her inspiration & influences, and how a short story became a novel. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/gues... #FirstWorldWar #IndianArmy #WW1

1919 Cartoon History African American Service in American History from the American Revolution to World War I

Read my latest post about the 1919 Cartoon History. #History #Cartoon #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #FirstWorldWar #FWW #WorldWarI #WorldWarI #HistoricalNewspapers #Newspapers #1919

Burns Night Somewhere in France Sergeants Mess of 7 Gordons Celebrate Burns Night 1916

Learn more about how the Sergeants Mess of 7 Gordon Highlanders celebrated Burns Night in 1916. #BurnsNight #RobertBurns #GordonHighlanders #Scotland #ScottishHistory #History #WorldWar1 #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #FWW

Cat Distracts Group Photograph Sailors and Royal Marines of HMS King George V before Zeebrugge Raid of April 1918

Cat Distracts Sailors and Royal Marines on HMS King George V during World War I. #History #WorldWar1 #WW1 #Cat #Caturday #CatsInHistory #FirstWorldWar #RoyalNavy #RoyalNavyHistory #MaritimeHistory #NavyHistory #Photograph

Loving early reviews from a broad range of readers. DANCE OF THE EARTH not just for theatre folk. 🙂
#historicalfiction #dancehistory #familysaga #firstworldwar #balletsrusses