Royal Marine gets Tower of London keys in thousand-year first
The role of the Constable of the Tower is one of the oldest offices in the country, existing since 1078.
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Feature The Stage Door Canteen and its fight for racial equality during WW2
The New York venue and others like it welcomed serving personnel of all races and ethnicities.
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News New monument to celebrate vital Caribbean contribution in WWI and WWII
The National Caribbean Monument Charity has been raising funds to get the monument at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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WWI Working replica of WWI plane painstakingly recreated by enthusiasts
Members of the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland have been working on the project for more than 20 years.
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News Creator of Peaky Blinders brings new drama series 'SAS Rogue Heroes' to BBC
The series dramatises how the SAS was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of WW2.
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History Battle of Britain: Spitfire and Hurricane fighter aircraft compared
Both aircraft served alongside one another in combat, with people often wondering which was better.
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Gaming Exhibition explores how video games interpret war stories and conflict
London's Imperial War Museum's exhibition walks through the evolution of video games from battleship board games to virtual franchises.
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WWII Second World War airman laid to rest 78 years after fatal flight
Flight Sergeant William Robert Stephen Hurrell's remains were buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery in the Netherlands.
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Feature Black Nasty: Duct tape and the military mum you should thank for creating it
Harry Black, 100 mph tape, Duck Tape, duct tape – whatever you call it, Vesta Stoudt invented it.
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Feature Who were The Few? The real heroes of the Battle of Britain
In the face of daunting odds, who were the RAF pilots engaged in fierce battle in the skies over Britain?
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WWII Battle of Britain explained in 60 seconds
BFBS Creative's latest video explains the Battle of Britain in one minute.
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WWII The Hardest Day: A key 24 hours in the Battle Of Britain
During the Second World War air battle, the RAF and Luftwaffe each flew hundreds of sorties, with aircraft being lost on both sides.
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WWII What was the Battle of Britain and who won?
The Battle of Britain in WWII inspired one of Winston Churchill's most famous speeches, but what prompted the 1940 air campaign?
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The Queen Why the Queen's lead-lined coffin weighs same as about a dozen 55lb bergens
The Queen's casket is lined with lead and has other features that add to the weight.
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Royals The special relationship between the monarch and military
The Queen's time as head of the Armed Forces "bred an extraordinary emotional connection between individual servicemen and women".
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The Queen What is a state funeral and what role is the military set to have?
The Queen's funeral will be the first state funeral in the UK since war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill's in 1965.