Welcome to our Academy course – WW1 Myths and Misconceptions.
This six-episode course challenges the most significant misconceptions of the global conflict known as the First World War, guided by historian Alex Churchill.
Below, you'll find our series of video explainers with Alex, as well as supplementary reading and quizzes to test your knowledge.
Part one (episodes 1-3) is available from Monday 7 July. Part two (episodes 4-6) is available from Monday 21 July.
You'll have an opportunity to put your questions to Alex in a live Q&A taking place in August.
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About the expert
Alex Churchill is a historian and presenter who specialises in 20th-century history. Her latest book, co-authored with Nicolai Eberholst, is Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War (Bloomsbury, 2025)
