World War I

Where do the red poppies come from? © iStock

Where do the red poppies come from?

When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph? © Getty Images

When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

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Was the British army ready for war in 1914?

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Why we say: ‘Tommy’

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Why the world went to war in 1914

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Did the Somme offensive achieve anything?

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Could this be Western Europe’s oldest false tooth?

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5 facts about… Lawrence of Arabia

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How did World War I change women’s lives?

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Did the Somme offensive achieve anything?

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Where was the Armistice signed?

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Moina Michael’s one-woman campaign is why we wear WW1 poppies today

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

How did the world go to war in 1914?

(GERMANY OUT) WORLD WAR I: JUTLAND, 1915. Explosion on the British battleship 'HMS Queen Mary' during the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1915. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

What was the only major naval battle in the First World War?