1900s

Explore 1900s events

A British medical orderly treats a wounded German soldier, c1916
Secondary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment (virtual)

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment
Primary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

Your Country Needs You! Recruitment in the First World War

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

School students getting to grips with the handling collection
Secondary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

World at War: Soldiers of Empire

Discover more about the contributions of soldiers from the British Empire in the First and Second World Wars.

Mission accomplished? Comparing First World War battles
Secondary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

Mission accomplished? Examining First World War battles

Investigate four key battles through primary sources and decide whether they can be considered victories or defeats.

Part of a First World War propaganda poster showing a soldier and a munitions worker
Primary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

Your Country Needs You! Recruitment in the First World War (virtual)

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

School students getting to grips with the handling collection
Secondary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

Recruitment and conscription
Secondary
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Jul 2027 FREE

Recruitment and conscription

Analyse recruitment posters from the Museum's collection and multimedia recreations of First World War parliamentary debates to explore the history of Army recruitment and conscription.

Somme 1916
Video

Somme 1916

Explore the story of the Somme through a selection of objects from the National Army Museum's collections.