At Home Themes

Hundreds of places that show all aspects of how the war changed life in Britain. Browse by theme.

Technology

Wartime pioneers and innovation
Women

How war transformed the status and role of women
Belgian Refugees

Over 250,000 Belgians fled to Britain after German's invasion of Belgium
Recruitment & Training

How Britain delivered a fighting force
War at Sea

How the war played out in British waters
Zeppelin Raids

Zeppelin raids brought terror and destruction across the country.
War in the Air

Bombing raids and aviation heroes
War at Home

Refugees, internment, training and protest
Animals

Dogs, horses and mules all did their bit.
Working for the War

The production boom that fuelled the frontine
Tanks

How the tank clanked it way into wartime notoriety.
Soldiers from Different Nations

ANZACs and Commonwealth soldiers that fought for the Allied cause
Arts and Media

War as an inspiration for art, music and journalism
Medicine

Nursing, medical pioneers and hospitals
The Real War Horses

Hundreds of thousands of the UK's horses headed to the Front
Memory

Memorials and commemoration of wartime lives
Home Front Life

Life in the towns, cities and countryside
Protest

Resistance, riots & conscientious objectors
Sport

The rise of women's football & the fallen sporting heroes
Trailblazers

Women who forced the pace of change
Innovation

Cordite, mapping, tungsten - the incredible wartime inventions
Food & Drink

Rationing, allotments & wartime drinking
Pioneers

People who drove the wartime breakthroughs
Film footage

Original WW1 footage, slideshows & video
Children

The chequered experiences of the wartime youngsters
Conscientious Objectors

The individuals who made a stand against conscription