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Episode 15 - The centenary of the Cenotaph: the UK’s most famous war memorial

EPISODE · Jul 11, 2019 · 29 MIN

Episode 15 - The centenary of the Cenotaph: the UK’s most famous war memorial

from The English Heritage Podcast · host English Heritage

A century after the unveiling of the original Cenotaph memorial in London, we are joined by senior properties historian Dr Steven Brindle and Dr Lucy Noakes, professor of modern history at the University of Essex to discover its story. Listen on to find out how and why this famous First World War memorial was created for the Peace Day celebrations of 19 July 1919 and how it’s come to inspire the designs of other memorials to conflict all over the world. To find out more about the World War I memorials in our care, go to https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/20th-century/london-wwi-memorials/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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