This assassination and the international reactions to it led to the outbreak of World War One. However, there are a number of wider causes and factors that contributed to the war. Some date back ...

The beginning of World War 1 was a nightmare of alliances. Three empires - Britain, Russia, and Austria-Hungary - were trying ...

BBC News Productions. Christopher Clark, Professor of History at Cambridge University, presents a five-part series on the outbreak of World War One. He explains the reasons for the onset of ...

Andrew Harding looks at the reason behind the delay ... paid their respects to the African soldiers who died in World War One A few dozen curious passers-by peered over the hedge, many unaware ...