Ypres: transforming a Belgian city into an outpost of the British Empire, 1919-1939. As soon as the war ended, visitors began to arrive. Some wanted to find out where loved ones had fought and died while others wanted to see something of the reality of the battlefields for themselves...
Mark Connelly is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Kent. He works closely with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and has assisted the Department of Culture, Media and Sport with its activities during the First World War centenary.
This talk was recorded in July 2019 and a full transcript can be found at bit.ly/3zOQ2rR
Watch a video of this talk at youtu.be/i-nZKosN-pg
For more information please visit www.kentarchives.org.uk