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Did Franz Ferdinand's death really start World War One?

Did Franz Ferdinand's death really start World War One?

Most people think of Franz Ferdinand's assassination in June 1914 as being the spark that started World War One. But it was a conflict that had much longer roots. In episode one of her HistoryExtra Academy series 'World War One: Myths and Misconceptions', historian Alex Churchill explains the long and short term causes of the war

Published: July 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM

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Alex Churchill is a historian and presenter who specialises in 20th-century history. Her latest book, co-authored with Nicolai Eberholst, is Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War (Bloomsbury, 2025)