New Exhibition Reveals Untold Stories Of Female Chatham Dockyard Workers
Hidden Heroines is a new temporary exhibition open until 31 October 2021 at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent.
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Feature Bismarck: What was the German battleship and how was it sunk?
The Bismarck was the pride of the German Navy and her sinking followed one of the most dramatic chases in modern naval history.
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Naval History 'Majestically awful sight': Loss of HMS Antelope in Falklands conflict
The Type 21 frigate was destroyed as an unexploded Argentine bomb triggered while ordnance disposal experts tried to disarm it.
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History Op Haven: 30 Years Since 'A Very Special Operation'
Former Royal Marine Maj Gen (Ret'd) Andy Salmon has been recalling his time protecting Kurdish refugees in Iraq during Operation Haven.
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History Can Op Palliser Be Explained In Sixty Seconds?
800 soldiers were sent to Sierra Leone as part of military intervention in 2000
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RAF Spitfire Pilot's Battle Of Britain Medals Sell For £110,000
The auctioneers set a guide price of between £30,000 and £40,000 for the medals but a collector paid around three times that amount.
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Navy HMS Victory: New gallery to tell visitors story of Nelson's famous ship
The gallery will detail the 256-year-old warship's story "from acorn to icon" when it opens after lockdown.
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WWII Bletchley Park: What was its role in WW2?
The unassuming collection of huts in the heart of England proved crucial to the Allies defeating Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
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Remembrance Doorstep History: Memorial Trees In The Village Of Tylers Green
How one village in Buckinghamshire remembers those who died in the First World War
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History WWII Chapel Altar Found And Returned After 56-Year Absence
The artefact had been absent from Talbot House in Belgium, where British soldiers took breaks from the trenches in WWI.
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WWII Lord Alanbrooke – Churchill’s Burden And Bulwark
One of the most important WW2 leaders you should have heard of.
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History RAF Church Marks 80 Years Since Blitz Bombing
Explore the history of St Clement Danes Church and its close bond with the Royal Air Force
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Russia Russia Marks 76th Anniversary Of Nazi Defeat
There were commemorations held right across the country in remembrance of the Second World War victory.
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History Doorstep History: The German Soldiers Buried In Warwickshire
Exploring the hidden military history of towns around the UK
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History Doorstep History: Walking In The Steps Of A King
A 579-mile route through England traces the steps of an escaping King Charles II …
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History Doorstep History: Cotswold Airport, WW2 And The Red Arrows
The doorstep history series explores the hidden pasts of towns and villages across the UK.