History West Midlands On Air

The First World War turned many marriages upside down.  Couples were separated for extended periods for months or even years. ​Letters and cards provided the only way of maintaining relationships. ​Historian Hayley Carter of the University of Worcester follows correspondence between two married couples as they work to maintain their relationships. Acknowledgements: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service. Full of hope and Fear. The Great war letters of an Oxford family. Oxford University Press. Keywords: Worcestershire, Women, World War I