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