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On This Day 21st March 1918
Following the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks pursued peace negotiations with the Germans which led to the signing of the Treaty…
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29th October 2026 Friends of the Lincoln Tank Group – “The Importance of the Battle of Cambrai and the Characters Who Made It Happen.”
4th March 2026 Woodhall Spa Military History Group and U3A – “General Horace Smith Dorrien – His Defining Battles, Isandlwana…
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Monday 21st December 2026
Lincoln WFA branch – “The Ottoman Empire in the Great War. April 7th 2027 – Woodhall Spa Military History Group…
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4th March 2026 Woodhall Spa Military History Group and U3A – “General Horace Smith Dorrien – His Defining Battles, Isandlwana 1879 and Le Cateau 1914.”
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3rd November 2027 – Southend WI – “How the Great War Changed the Lives of Women.”
29th October 2026 Friends of the Lincoln Tank Group – “The Importance of the Battle of Cambrai and the Characters…
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On This Day 12th March 1917
Russia, having entered the Great War as part of the Triple Alliance with Great Britain and France in August 1914,…
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On This Day 10th February 1916.
When Britain went to war in August 1914, there was a huge patriotic rush to join the colours. The addition…
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On This Day 3rd February 1917.
Dating as far back as 1147, English Crusaders helped King Alfonso to capture Lisbon from the Moors. This Anglo-Portuguese alliance…
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On This Day, 31st January 1917.
On May 7th 1915, a German U-Boat sank the RMS Lusitania off the south west coast of Ireland. Although Lusitania…
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On This Day 28th January 1917.
This week has seen the 108th anniversary of the ramping up of the German ‘Blitz’ on London and the south…
Jonathan D’Hooghe – Lincolnshire based independent Great War Historian
