3:From 1853 to 1856, Britain fought against (Russia) in the Crimean War 4: Who is the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes? (Sir Roger Bannister) 5: Hitler invaded (Poland) in 1939, Britain and France declared war in order to stop his aggression. 6: The de...
In February, first thing in a UK morning ,a peak out of the window often yields to the eye a rather grey, green and otherwise colourless vista.What to do, I ask myself, no lifelong gardener- the day is bright but frosty.This time of year is a great opportunity for prepping for sp...
The War in the Air Technology German dirigibles (aka blimps, Zeppelins) Reconnaissance and bombing missions Britain used small ones to protect ships from submarines Fighter Planes The War in the Air The War in the Air The War in the Air The War at Sea Britain and Germany had the strongest ...
Food rationing began early in 1940, partly in reponse to hoarding and to increasing shortages caused by the war at sea. Much like today, over half of Britain’s food was imported from elsewhere, and the sinking of so many merchant ships severely disrupted imports. It began with butter, suga...
The three great offices of state in Britain are the First Lord of the Treasury, the Prime Minister’s formal title, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Home Secretary. The last two offices are held at this moment by the sons and daughters of Pakistani and Ugandan immigrants. The Lord ...
partnership with the Royal Airforce Museum and a company called Red Loop. The museum had just recovered the only known Dornier 17 bomber, which had been shot down off the coast of Kent during the battle of Britain. Wargaming sponsored the exhibition and created the Wargaming.net Interpretati...
In Britain, peace was celebrated on 19th July that year, which is probably when the following photo was taken. Stanley Bartlett is named as in the photo, and would have been 10 or 11 months old at that time. Could the toddler in the high chair be ‘our’ Stanley? 1919 Peace Party, ...
Whilst in Plymouth, Robert and Martha had had three daughters and a son.7The family left Devon and moved back to Scotland in 1918 and it was during this time, in Edinburgh, that Ronald was born. When the Armistice, which ended WW1, was signed on the 11th November, 1918, Britain’s ...
0:20Skip to 0 minutes and 20 seconds In AD 122, after one of the bloodiest wars of his reign, the emperor Hadrian ordered a wall to be built, dividing Britain in half. It was to become one of the most heavily defended frontiers of the Roman Empire. Today, we know that wall as Had...
the Steggles brothers and Albert Turpin. They were members of the East London Art Club that had its exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in the winter of 1928, part of which transferred to what is now the Tate Britain early in 1929. These activities prompted the series of Lefevre Galler...