About the Project
The Legacies of War Centenary project is run by colleagues at the University of Leeds who have research interests in different aspects of the First World War, and is partnered with Gateways to the First World War. The 2014-18 centenary of what was referred to at the time as the ‘Great War’ is a time for reflection and debate about what happened during the war and what its profound and long-term consequences were. Members of the Legacies of War project are participating in and helping to coordinate a series of events and activities that are taking place across Leeds in 2014-18 in theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries and at the University. These events commemorate and explore different histories of the First World War, and examine its multiple historical, cultural and social legacies. There is a exciting and varied programme of events that responds to widespread public interest in this crucial period of our history.
For more information, see the About Us page, or email us at legaciesofwar@leeds.ac.uk
Events, Posts and News
Legacies of War seminar: ‘Dying for the nation: death, grief and commemoration in interwar Britain’
23 May 2019
Professor Lucy Noakes, University of Essex ‘Dying for the nation: death, grief and commemoration in interwar Britain’ All seminars begin...
Legacies of War seminar on the story of ‘the archipelago women’ and their role in the hunger uprisings in Sweden 1917”.
7 March 2019
Anna Hammerin and Julie Moore, Everyday Lives in War, University of Hertfordshire “Nothing for lunchbox: reclaiming the story of ‘the...
The Impact of the First World War on Women’s Lives
3 December 2018
Many of women’s roles in the First World War – as nurses, munitions workers or members of the newly formed auxiliary services of the armed forces - are well-known. But what impact did this work have on women’s lives? How did they remember the war? This talk by Professor Alison Fell (University of Leeds) will look at a range of examples of women from different backgrounds to consider the impact of war service on women’s lives in the 1920s and 1930s.
From Front Line to Convalescent Hospital: The World of the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War
29 November 2018
In this talk Dr Jessica Meyer (University of Leeds) traces the journey that wounded British soldiers went on from the front line, through a variety of sites of medical care-giving, to recovery in convalescent hospitals on the home front. She looks at the different types of care-givers, both men and women, they encountered along the way, as well as significant medical technologies that helped to save lives throughout the war.
New play about Oldham women and the First World War
Monday 22 August 2016
Joyce Branagh has written a new play – Boomtime Gals – based on research carried out by residents of Oldham...
Consensus and Dissent in Wartime Leeds by Eve Haskins
Monday 1 October 2018
Consensus and dissent in war time Leeds, 1914-1918: a case study of two Leeds City Council members According to a...
Call for Papers: Care after the First World War
Friday 29 September 2017
Care After the First World War 9-11 April 2018 University of Leeds For more details see http://menwomenandcare.leeds.ac.uk/events/care-after-the-first-world-war/call-for-papers/ The end of...
A service to commemorate 100 years since the death of Staff Nurse Nellie Spindler
Friday 29 September 2017
A service to commemorate 100 years since Staff Nurse Nellie Spindler was killed Nellie Spindler
New name added to Headlingley war memorial
Thursday 13 April 2017
In September 2016 the Legacies of War team were contacted by Graham Wright, whose grandfather Reginald Wright was killed on...
Legacies of War talks at the Central Library, Leeds
Monday 4 February 2019
Graeme Gooday, Jessica Meyer, and Alison Fell, all from the Legacies of War team, delivered a series of lectures in Autumn 2018 at the Central Library in Leeds about their First World War research on telecommunications, medicine and women.
New project launched on Belgian refugees in the First World War
Monday 1 October 2018
Tracing Belgian Refugees is a new project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and run by colleagues from the University of Leeds, Leuven and UCL. Are you interested in the history of Belgian refugees in the UK during the First World War? Have you been involved in researching them in your local area? Maybe you have family stories or objects that you’d like to share? Come along to the first of our UK workshops, where you will get to know the database, and have the opportunity to meet other people in your area who are interested in this history. Monday 17th December, 1-5pm at Central Library Manchester.
Nurses at the Front Line of Wound Care conference and exhibition
Monday 1 October 2018
On 17 November 2017, the University of Leeds hosted a conference and exhibition on 'Nurses at the Front Line of Wound Care'. T
New play touring Yorkshire this Autumn
Monday 1 October 2018
Hilde Kramer: a revolutionary in Munich, Moscow and Yorkshire stars in a revolutionary new play touring Yorkshire this Autumn. The...