May Bank Holiday Could Be Moved To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VE Day Next Year
Across Europe, countries celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany with a public holiday every year.
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WWII Fears Dunkirk 'Little Ships' Could Be Scrapped
The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships says proposed changes could mean some Little Ships will be scrapped or abandoned.
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WWII A World Turned Upside Down – British Defeat In Malaya And Singapore
A look at the colossal defeat suffered by Britain 77 years ago today.
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WWI Family WWI Heirlooms Preserved Forever In Digital Archive
Historians are creating a digital archive of family heirlooms to preserve the stories of ordinary people who lived during the Great War.
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History Reaching For The Stars: History Of UK In Space
We have taken a look back at the key events that have shaped the industry over the decades.
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WWII 'Hitler Paintings' Fail To Sell At Auction
Watercolours attributed to Adolf Hitler reportedly received no bids.
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Cyprus Swapping Bullets For Bayonets: Personnel Mark Battle Of Meeanee
The 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment in Cyprus has commemorated the historic military victory.
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Aviation History New WWII Museum At Former Biggin Hill Airfield Opens To Public
Biggin Hill was the busiest airfield during the Battle of Britain and Churchill called it his "strongest link".
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WWII Mass Normandy Parachute Landing To Mark 75 Years Since D-Day
D-Day saw 156,000 troops land in Normandy in June 1944.
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History Poignant Commemorations Mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and remember its six million Jewish Victims.
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Technology Black Arrow: Britain’s First Ever Rocket Returns Home
The programme was the first and so far only successful British rocket to successfully place a satellite into orbit.
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Naval History Remains Of Navy Explorer Who 'Put Australia On The Map' Found In Central London
Experts discovered Captain Matthew Flinders' remains during excavations of St James's burial ground in Euston.
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WWII Dig For Victory: Do You Have Photos Or Memories Of The Wartime Campaign?
The Royal Horticultural Society is planning a commemorative exhibition of the campaign.
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Fun Under The Radar Classic War Films You Need To See
Do you know which British-American classic war film was a key influence on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?
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WWII Women Who Went To War: Author Appeals For Wartime Heroines To Tell Their Stories
Author Tracey-Ann Knight wants to make sure the women who helped Britain win the Second World War are not forgotten.
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Aviation History Hercules Found In Channel Nearly 50 Years After Crash
In 1969, a Chief Mechanic from the US Air Force took a Hercules C-130 with the intent of flying home to his family.