First World War

The Week Recommends ‘Quintessentially British’, this house was originally designed to help soldiers escape the ‘horrors of the Western Front’

By The Week UK Published 7 December 25

Under the Radar New research casts doubt on widely held assumption that 1918 virus predominantly affected the young and healthy

By The Week Staff Published 11 October 23

In Depth Duchess of Cornwall marks Armistice Day at Westminster Abbey

By The Week Staff Last updated 11 November 21

In Depth Volunteers are distributing millions of poppies in the run up to Remembrance Day

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 November 21

In Depth President also allegedly asked aides to exclude amputee veterans from military parade

By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Published 4 September 20

In Depth The root of the devastating conflict is still being debated

By The Week Staff Last updated 29 January 20

The Week Recommends Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

By The Week Staff Published 10 January 20

In Depth Letters reveal how the guns fell silent across the Western Front during the short-lived peace of 1914

By The Week Staff Last updated 25 December 19

In Depth First World War poetry described the terror of the trenches and the futility of war

By The Week Staff Last updated 11 November 19

Speed Read Conservationists say filming upcoming war drama 1917 nearby could harm archaeological features

By The Week Staff Last updated 6 February 19

The Week Recommends A selection of events going on around the country as the UK prepares to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One

By The Week Staff Last updated 9 November 18

Speed Read Beyond the Deepening Shadow installation fills the moat with field of flames

By The Week Staff Published 5 November 18