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Naval History HMS Victory conservation project to spend £35m on 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity
She has been undergoing a 20-year conservation, recently having her mast removed, with the next stage of works now unveiled.
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Feature Falklands conflict: Everything you need to know
A look at how 74 days of conflict in the Falklands unfolded and what it meant for the UK and Argentina.
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Royals Queen Mother's naps 'not disturbed' due to RAF no-fly zone
HM The Queen Mother would routinely spend three weeks at Castle of Mey, it is understood, and would often have a nap around midday.
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History Are these the greatest ever escapes by British prisoners of war?
Learn the real stories behind beloved films such as 'The Great Escape'
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History Soldier's 'surreal' memories of Lockerbie bombing tragedy
British Army troops were deployed to the crash within hours of the disaster.
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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 Ex-soldier backs 'path for peace' project along 620-mile Western Front Way
The route is turning no man's land into a place of peaceful reflection.
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History How a castle has been at the forefront of defence from ancient to modern times
Dover has been part of Britain’s strategic defence for the past millennium
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WWII Watch: The British WW2 hero who sacrificed himself to save Dutch civilians at Arnhem
Private Albert Willingham dived on top of a grenade in a cellar during Operation Market Garden.
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Remembrance Can you help find the owner of this missing medal?
The medal was handed in on Horse Guards Parade on Remembrance Sunday.
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WWII Watch: WW2 Lancaster bomber pilot awarded France's highest honour
Lancaster bomber pilot James Collie was recognised for his war efforts, flying decoy missions into France.
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Royals 'We need to tell your stories': Kate reunited with Holocaust survivors she photographed
The Duchess of Cambridge embraced the two survivors she photographed last year to mark 75 years since the end of the Holocaust.
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History WATCH: When Royal Marines were given LSD
The men got high and were sent on exercise at Porton Down.
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LGBTQ Why gay rights icon Harvey Milk got a ship named after him
All the gen on the life and legacy of Harvey Milk
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Falklands When the Falklands' governor refused to shake hands with invading Argentine
Defining moment in Falklands War told in remastered film ‘An Ungentlemanly Act’