First world war
First German film adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front shows ‘shame’ of war
Edward Berger’s adaptation of 1928 classic depicts ‘guilt and pain’ felt by Germans over wars
Kate Connolly
13, Sep, 2022 @2:16 PM
Jimmy Fox obituary
Other lives: Editor-in-chief of Magnum Photos’ Paris office who devoted his retirement to researching the history of a British community in Ypres
Sue Elliott
10, Jul, 2022 @5:21 PM
Mary West obituary
Other lives: Long-lived matriarch who contributed greatly to local community life in Somerset
Jacob West
07, Jul, 2022 @4:55 PM
Don’t compare Ukraine invasion to first world war, says ‘Sleepwalkers’ historian
Christopher Clark, author of influential book widely read in Germany, says the 1914 analogy is flawed
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
26, Jun, 2022 @2:52 PM
George Grosz: museum dedicated to city’s master chronicler opens in Berlin
Artist is best known for satirical sketches depicting Berlin street life during Weimar Republic era
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
11, May, 2022 @1:21 PM
Play about ‘great escape’ from German prison camp to be staged at Alexandra Palace
The story of the real-life escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944 is to be told at the London venue used as an internment camp for ‘enemy aliens’ during the first world war
Chris Wiegand
19, Apr, 2022 @11:01 PM
English Heritage brings to life Corbridge Roman town’s lost Edwardian navvies
Exhibition identifies 11 of the forgotten labourers who uncovered Corbridge Roman town on Hadrian’s Wall
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
07, Apr, 2022 @6:01 AM
Poem of the week: Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen
A soldier’s vision of the hell of war resonates beyond its maker’s brief life
Carol Rumens
04, Apr, 2022 @9:16 AM
Plastic surgery: why chasing physical perfection always ends in tears
As former supermodel Linda Evangelista reveals her years of anguish after operations, history shows that nature usually wins
Louisa Young
27, Feb, 2022 @10:45 AM
Time collapsed as I saw how my grandad lived a century ago. History turned intimate | David Olusoga
Offered an early preview of the just-released 1921 census, the historian found himself overcome by details of his forebears’ lives
David Olusoga
09, Jan, 2022 @8:30 AM
1921 Census of England and Wales reveals nation reeling from war
Census uncovers personal impact of economic turmoil, housing crisis and Spanish flu pandemic
Amelia Hill
06, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM
Florence Nightingale’s lamp and coded wartime quilt star in new Red Cross museum
Previously unseen treasures from the charity’s history on the frontline are going on permanent display at its London HQ
Donna Ferguson
28, Nov, 2021 @8:30 AM
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