Lifesaving private's 1857 Victoria Cross medals group sells at auction
The group of six medals had not been sold on the open market for more than 100 years and sold for £40,000 above top estimate.
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History D-class submarine among three military heritage sites listed in 2021 highlights
The Submarine Memorial Chapel of St Nicholas and Shoreham Memorial Cross also made the list.
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History Was this the shortest ever war in military history?
The conflict is thought to have lasted as little as 38 minutes or as long as 45...
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Black History Month 'How Could We Not Tell Her Story?': Film Boss Pays Tribute To Mary Seacole
A drama about the Crimean War heroine could hit screens next year.
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Pre-WWI Period HMS Victory: Defence Ministers Win High Court Battle Over 18th-Century Wreck
It was decided that artefacts should stay on the 18th-century wreck and be preserved in situ.
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Naval History Pre-WWI Battleship Wreck Granted Heritage Protection
HMS Montagu is the only surviving Duncan-class battleship in north European or English waters.
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History Officer Cadet To Lieutenant Colonel: Winston Churchill In The British Army
Historian Jacob F Field gives a brief tour of Winston Churchill's remarkable military career
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Navy Royal Navy Bomb Experts Destroy 19th Century Shell
It was discovered just 30 metres away from one of Portsmouth's piers.
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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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History King George III Letter Expressing War Intent Sells For £11,430 At Auction
The 1803 letter fetched more than 11 times its pre-sale estimate...
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Diversity Wartime Secret Agent And Crimean War Nurse Among New £50 Note Suggestions
World War Two radio operator Noor Inayat Khan and Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole are among names put forward to appear on the bank note.
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Pre-WWI Period Mercians Remember Heavy Losses In The Battle of Ferozeshah
Ferozeshah was the first of two battles for control of the Punjab but came at a cost of 2,400 British casualties.
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Pre-WWI Period HMS Victory Restoration To Use Scottish Trees
The ship sailed by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar is undergoing a £35 million restoration project over a 15-year period.
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News Missing Medals Make Surprise Return To York’s Army Museum
The stolen medals had belonged to Sergeant Major James Edwin White, whose family donated them to the museum in 1980.
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Stories Sex Toys And Bunga Bunga: A Brief History Of Military Pranks
Warning: this article contains graphic content, explicit language and ALL the bants
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Football Army Football History: The Military's Only FA Cup Winners
The British Army boasted one of the top club sides during the Victorian era, winning the world's oldest football competition.