Royal Navy History Featured On New £20 Note
The new £20 note is made from polymer and includes an iconic painting of HMS Temeraire.
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History Union Jack: Do You Know The Correct Way Up?
Less than 50% of the population can tell when the Union Flag is being flown upside down.
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Royals Prince Charles And Camilla Mark 535 Years Of Beefeaters At Tower Of London
The Yeoman Warders guided the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall around the Tower of London to celebrate the anniversary.
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Germany Dresden 75: The Day Allied Bombers Attacked The German City
BFBS Radio has spoken to Sinclair McKay, Journalist and Author of Dresden: The Fire And The Darkness on the anniversary of the bombings.
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Food Rationing Across The Nations In World War 2
Cannibalism, eggs for cash and a lack of tea- which countries suffered from food shortages in WW2?
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UK Big Ben: Repairs To Cost Millions More Due To WWII Bomb Damage
The increase in maintenance costs has been put down to the discovery of extensive Second World War bomb damage in the Elizabeth Tower.
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WWII Funeral Held For WWII Hero With No Known Surviving Family
Former Bomb Aimer Jim Auton is believed to have been the last surviving British member of a mission to resupply the Polish Resistance.
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D-Day Honouring The Heroes Of D-Day
The Royal British Legion won the 'Judges' Special Award' at The Sun Military Awards 2019.
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History Why Do We Have 21 Gun Salutes For The Queen?
Everything you need to know about the military honour of firing guns to show respect
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Film '1917' War Epic Takes Home Seven BAFTAs
The First World War film dominated the BAFTA awards ceremony.
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History Did Agincourt Archers Really Invent Swearing With A Two-Fingered Salute V-Sign?
Learn the true story behind Henry V’s incredible victory at Agincourt in 1415
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WWII Horrors Of Auschwitz Were 'Out Of This World'
Forces News spoke to a Holocaust survivor on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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History The Horrors Of The Holocaust And Auschwitz
In WW2, six million men, women & children were callously murdered by Nazis in one of the most infamous genocides of modern history
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Weapons and Kit The Hand Grenade: For When Things Turn Ugly
All the gen on the hand grenade - an indispensable armament in modern warfare
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Cold War Revealing The Cold War Mysteries Of RAF Fylingdales
The Cold War artefacts found at the North Yorkshire station could be loaned out to museums in the future.
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Football Who Are The Only Military Team To Win The FA Cup?
The Army boasted one of the top club sides during the Victorian era, winning the world's oldest football competition.