In conjunction with Egham Museum’s ‘Women: Wives, Workers & War’ exhibition running from November 2018 – June 2019, Museum volunteer and researcher Geoff Meddelton explores some of the exhibition’s themes in more depth. It has become a consensus view that Read more…
The National Egg Collection for Wounded Soldiers began in November 1914, after proposals by the editor of the magazine Poultry World, Frederick Carl. At first, the scheme had a target of sending 20,000 freshly-laid eggs per week to a hospital Read more…
The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) continued campaigning for equality throughout the war. President of the NUWSS, Millicent Garret Fawcett, appealed to members to join the war effort as a means of proving themselves worthy of the vote, Read more…
Read part one here If the “Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?” poster did not encourage, or in fact, shame, enough men to enlist, then other ways of persuasion were used, and soon, women began to appear Read more…
Prior to the outbreak of World War One, posters were a commercial luxury, with approximately £125 million being spent annually on advertising in Great Britain to influence people’s buying habits.[1] However, when the Great War was declared, the poster tripled Read more…
In the years before World War One, there were great power rivalries in Europe. Increasing concerns over countries developing military forces large enough to attack empires and imperialism, created mistrust and anxiety. In response, countries formed alliances to help keep Read more…
Before the Great War, the reality of nineteenth and early twentieth century women was one of oppression and extremely limited freedom, no matter her station. Women were expected to be demure, passive and obedient to their husbands and other men Read more…
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Hear more about Sergeant Mark Drysden’s 18 years in The Coldstream Guards. The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regiment in the Army, with origins that date back to the English Civil War. Since then, it has answered the call of Read more…
A micro-documentary looking at First World War service medals in Egham Museum’s collection. Produced by Imogen Middleton, a former MA Public History student at Royal Holloway, for Egham Museum.