An Oxford WWI Conference: Remembering The Great War
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- Gain insight into the events of the First World War with renowned experts, authors, historians and broadcasters during a private conference in Oxford.
- Enjoy the experience of studying at a major Oxford college.
- Join speakers for discussions of the major events of 1917.
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- 8 nights of accommodations
- 19 expert-led lectures
- 1 expert-led field trip
- 1 hands-on experience
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- The Road Scholar Travel Protection Plan, 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance coverage
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Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: St Hugh's College
Lunch: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The college is within walking distance of central Oxford and Summertown, North Oxford with its cafes, resta...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: St Hugh's College
Breakfast: In the dining room. A breakfast buffet with a range of hot and cold items, as well as coffee, tea, water and fruit juices.
Morning: This morning we begin our lecture se...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: St Hugh's College
Breakfast: In the dining room.
Morning: Our first of two lectures this morning will see Professor Andrew Lambert discuss Grinding Attrition: the U-Boat Threat. Refreshment break. ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: St Hugh's College
Breakfast: In the dining room.
Morning: Dr James Kitchen discusses The Palestine Campaign 1917 Following our now traditional break for coffee and some fresh air we’ll gather with ...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: St Hugh's College
Breakfast: In the dining room.
Morning: Professor Gary Sheffield begins the day with a consideration of British Generalship on the Western Front 1917. After a refreshment break Dr Matthia...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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Morning: We join Dr Rob Johnson in an examination of the Middle East in 1917. Refreshment break followed by Dr Jonathan Boff on Mutiny and the Frenc...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: St Hugh's College
Activity note: Walking up to two miles on city streets.
Breakfast: In the dining room.
Morning: We stretch our legs in the city of dreaming spires as our Study Leader, John Harris, takes us ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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Breakfast: In the dining room.
Morning: This morning join intelligence expert Nigel West as he discusses “The Espionage Act of 1917". Coffee break. TBC War and the Russia Revoluti...
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the dining room. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.
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