THE BRITISH HOME FRONT 5 | The Monarchy - Heather Jones
Channel: ChromeRadio
Date: 2018-10-06

Welcome to the BRITISH HOME FRONT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. This series was recorded at the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS in June 2018 to accompany a conference marking the contribution by the peoples of the British Isles to the national war effort.

In this podcast, HEATHER JONES, Professor in Modern and Contemporary European History, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, considers the monarchy and the creation of the British Home Front.

IMAGE | Queen Mary with her daughter Mary, the Princess Royal, during the First World War - Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quee…ncess_Mary.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LloydGeorge.jpg

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With thanks to JOHN CAWTHORN and the 1926 FOUNDATION for making this podcast series possible, and to the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT and the SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT for supporting the Conference.

PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | Music performed by the PIPES AND DRUMS of the ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS | Series Editor - Professor Sir Hew Strachan | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.