{"id":179,"date":"2019-05-05T12:17:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T11:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2019-05-07T10:33:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T09:33:47","slug":"ueseful-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/?page_id=179","title":{"rendered":"Useful Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Trentside Parish Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/trentsideparish.church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ourChurchesImage-1.png?resize=640%2C188\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ourChurchesImage-1.png?resize=1024%2C301 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ourChurchesImage-1.png?resize=300%2C88 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ourChurchesImage-1.png?resize=768%2C226 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ourChurchesImage-1.png?w=1028 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>All Saints Church, Burton and St. Saviours, Branston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">The web pages of our project Anglican church buildings, services, support and events.<a href=\"http:\/\/trentsideparish.church\/\"> Discover our community of faith here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Diocese of Lichfield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every diocese has a Cathedral as its mother church and the home to the&nbsp;<em>Cathedra<\/em>, meaning the \u2018seat of the Bishop\u2019. Ours, Lichfield Cathedral, is the only medieval three-spired Cathedral in the UK.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lichfield.anglican.org\/\"> See more here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Treaty of Versailles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Treaty of Versailles<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\">French<\/a>:&nbsp;<em>Trait\u00e9 de Versailles<\/em>) was the most important of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_treaty\">peace treaties<\/a>&nbsp;that brought&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\">World War I<\/a>&nbsp;to an end. The Treaty ended the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Declaration_of_war\">state of war<\/a>&nbsp;between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Empire\">Germany<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_I\">Allied Powers<\/a>. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Versailles\">Versailles<\/a>, exactly five years after the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand\">assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand<\/a>, which had directly led to the war.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Versailles\">Read more here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The forgotten soldiers of World War One<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by the historian, David Olusoga this short film from the BBC, highlights how global and unsuspected the World War in 1914 was to become.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p023w43r\"> See here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The first shot in the conflict was fired in Africa and Professor Olusoga has made a number of contributions to explain this complex history with such devastating effects for so many. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Olusoga\">Read more about his work here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"14-18 NOW: Africa and War - presented by Historian David Olusoga\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jFL6dy77LMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>14-18 NOW: Africa and War &#8211; an arts project to create new understanding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The British Library resources for World War One<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/world-war-one\/collection-items\">500 historical sources<\/a>&nbsp;from across Europe, this resource examines&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/world-war-one\/themes\">key themes<\/a>&nbsp;in the history of World War One. Explore a wealth of original source material, over 50 newly-commissioned&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/world-war-one\/articles\">articles<\/a>&nbsp;written by historians,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/world-war-one\/teaching-resources\">teachers&#8217; notes<\/a> and more to discover how war affected people on different sides of the conflict.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/world-war-one\">See more here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collection items featured on this site have been contributed by&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/world-war-one\/about-the-project\">Europeana 1914-1918 institutions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This booklet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ww1Experienced.pdf\">produced by the Open University<\/a>, provides a close-up look at some of the experiences of the First World War and its commemoration.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ww1Experienced.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ww1experiencedCoverImage.png?resize=423%2C436\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ww1experiencedCoverImage.png?w=423 423w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ww1experiencedCoverImage.png?resize=291%2C300 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A booklet from the Open University&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It highlights how the war affected soldiers and civilians while it was being fought and once the guns had fallen silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ww1Experienced.pdf\"> view, print or download a copy here<\/a>&#8230;(.pdf).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The National Army Museum &#8211; The South Staffordshire Regiment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959. It served in several campaigns, including the Boer War and the First and Second World Wars. The unit&#8217;s traditions are carried on today by The Mercian Regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See not often viewed images of British Tommies in the WW1 period. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nam.ac.uk\/explore\/south-staffordshire-regiment\">Read more here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Staffordshire Regiment Museum &#8211; <em>Still Making History<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;No frills, but plenty of guts&#8217; &#8211; an apt description of the bravery, tenacity and heroism of the men who have served with the Staffordshire Regiment over the last 300 years. The Staffordshire Regiment Museum tells the story of this famous county Regiment and all of its antecedents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staffordshireregimentmuseum.com\/\">See more here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why are British soldiers called &#8216;Tommies&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tommy Atkins<\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>Thomas Atkins<\/em>&nbsp;has been used as a generic name for a common British soldier for many years. The origin of the term is a subject of debate, but it is known to have been used as early as 1743. A letter sent from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jamaica\">Jamaica<\/a>&nbsp;about a mutiny amongst the troops says <em>&#8220;except for those from&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_America\"><em>N. America<\/em><\/a><em> ye Marines and Tommy Atkins behaved splendidly<\/em>&#8221;       <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tommy_Atkins\">Read more on Wikipedia here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.burtonpeace100.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/250px-Royal_Irish_Rifles_ration_party_Somme_July_1916.jpg?resize=250%2C177\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200\"\/><figcaption>Source: Wikipedia &#8211; Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;Tommies&#8221; from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Irish_Rifles\">Royal Irish Rifles<\/a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Somme\">Battle of the Somme<\/a>&#8216;s trenches during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\">First World War<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trentside Parish Churches The web pages of our project Anglican church buildings, services, support and events. Discover our community of faith here&#8230; The Diocese of Lichfield Every diocese has a Cathedral as its mother church and the home to the&nbsp;Cathedra, meaning the \u2018seat of the Bishop\u2019. 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