At Home Themes
Hundreds of places that show all aspects of how the war changed life in Britain. Browse by theme.
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Technology
Wartime pioneers and innovation
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Women
How war transformed the status and role of women
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Belgian Refugees
Over 250,000 Belgians fled to Britain after German's invasion of Belgium
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Recruitment & Training
How Britain delivered a fighting force
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War at Sea
How the war played out in British waters
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Zeppelin Raids
Zeppelin raids brought terror and destruction across the country.
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War in the Air
Bombing raids and aviation heroes
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War at Home
Refugees, internment, training and protest
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Animals
Dogs, horses and mules all did their bit.
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Working for the War
The production boom that fuelled the frontine
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Tanks
How the tank clanked it way into wartime notoriety.
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Soldiers from Different Nations
ANZACs and Commonwealth soldiers that fought for the Allied cause
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Arts and Media
War as an inspiration for art, music and journalism
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Medicine
Nursing, medical pioneers and hospitals
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The Real War Horses
Hundreds of thousands of the UK's horses headed to the Front
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Memory
Memorials and commemoration of wartime lives
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Home Front Life
Life in the towns, cities and countryside
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Protest
Resistance, riots & conscientious objectors
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Sport
The rise of women's football & the fallen sporting heroes
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Trailblazers
Women who forced the pace of change
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Innovation
Cordite, mapping, tungsten - the incredible wartime inventions
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Food & Drink
Rationing, allotments & wartime drinking
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Pioneers
People who drove the wartime breakthroughs
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Film footage
Original WW1 footage, slideshows & video
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Children
The chequered experiences of the wartime youngsters
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Conscientious Objectors
The individuals who made a stand against conscription
