The project
Charles III will be in France on November 11th.
You have been chosen to prepare the speech for the young people who will attend the commemoration at Thiepval.
On your speech depends the Anglo-French friendship while the kingdom is presently changing both the monarch and the Prime Minister.
Will you be up to the task of making the old Entente Cordiale live on?
Your speech
Your speech must include
In groups of 2 or 3, study the different documents, take notes, and include them in your speech. You are allowed to watch the videos with English subtitles only.
NB : Always keep in mind that the way you’re used to work in History class is relevant here, and it may help you being ready for you exam at the end of the year.
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During the First World War, millions of soldiers saw the poppies in Flanders fields on the Western Front. Some even sent pressed poppies home in letters.
Over 100 years later, the poppy is still a world-recognised symbol of remembrance of the First World War, and millions of people choose to wear a red poppy in November.
But when did this tradition start? What is it about the poppy that captured the public imagination so profoundly? And why do some people see the poppy as a controversial symbol?
First World War Curator Laura Clouting tells us about the history of the poppy.