Exploring the central sites and events reled to World War One, especially the infamous Battle of the Somme around its 110th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1916 was a momentous year for the progress of the war. The Battle of the Somme looms\u00a0large in the public consciousness due to the appalling numbers of lives lost. \u00a0This year marks its 110th anniversary. The year also saw the introduction of conscription, a\u00a0new Commander-in-Chief of the British army on the western front and intensified food shortages and blackouts with the constant fear of German air raids at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My walk takes\u00a0in the war memorials and important sites in Whitehall and around St James’s Park to tell the story of these events. I also take\u00a0in some of the history of St James’s park, the first and one of the finest\u00a0London Royal Parks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t