Free learning resources from arts, cultural and heritage organisations.
18 Stories
Donald Simpson Bell's Victoria Cross
The story of the first footballer to volunteer in WW1
First World War Friendship Book
Wartime messages by soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment
Humber Regiments on the Western Front
Different experiences of soldiers in the First World War
Minesweeping During the First World War
How trawlermen of the Humber supported the Mine Clearance Service
Zeppelin Raids in the Humber During WW1
The effects of airship attacks on people of the Humber
WW1 Medal Stories
Six of our First World War Guardians and the medals they received
First World War Aviation
Discover WW1 aircraft and design your own for a top secret mission!
York Chocolate Sent to WW1 Soldiers
Raising soldiers' morale during Christmas 1914
WW1 Postcards From the Front
Silk postcards sent home by First World War soldiers
First World War Army Rations
‘A Terrier’s Snap’: how a soldier made art from a WW1 army biscuit
WW1 Soldier Frederick Peil Saved by his Bible
German bullet lodged in the bible of a Cumbrian soldier from Ireby
Burying the First World War Dead
A Jewish grave marker reveals the story of front line burials in WW1
'It's a Long Way to Tipperary...'
A popular wartime song reveals the importance of the Home Front in WW1
Air Raids on the WW1 British Home Front
How German Zeppelin attacks brought the fighting to British civilians
York Minster Wafer Box
Given in memory of a soldier who died in WWI
Hyman Rutstein of the Jewish Battalion
Tefillin that helped WW1 soldier maintain his faith in the trenches
WW1 Shells Inspire the Game of Darts
Early brass dart shafts were fashioned from WW1 artillery shells