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WW1: King's experts on the conflict that changed history

3,450 views · Published 22 May 2014 · 21:39 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: King's College London · 2014 · Education

King's College London will play an important part in centenary commemorations throughout the next four years.

Here experts from across the College offer their unique insights into a conflict that defined a generation and changed the course of history. They examine why war broke out and discuss whether a 'bad peace' led to the beginning of World War Two; how the conflict and its psychological impact transformed the treatment of mental illness; the role King's played - from the staff and students who fought to trench cookery lessons; and why it's important to mark the centenary through continued analysis of the causes and consequences of The Great War.

Professor Bill Philpott
Department of War Studies

Dr Nick Lloyd and Dr Helen McCartney
Defence Studies Department

Professor Vernon Bogdanor and Professor Richard Roberts
Institute of Contemporary British History (ICBH)

Professor Sir Simon Wessely and Professor Edgar Jones
Institute of Psychiatry (IoP)

Dr Christine Kenyon-Jones, Professor Max Saunders and Dr Santanu Das
Department of English

Dr Michael Carter-Sinclair
Department of History

Notes to editors

King's academics are available for media interview on World War One. Please contact Anna Mitchell, PR Manager (Arts & Sciences), on 0207 848 3092 or email: [email protected].

WW1: King's experts on the conflict that changed history

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