Research

Food, Farming and Fishing in Devon During the First World War

Devon History Society members collaborated during 2015-2016 with the University of Exeter on a research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Everyday Lives in War project. The first essays written by members were published in September 2015 and are available here: Food Farming & Fishing in Devon

For further information please e-mail Julia Neville.

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