THE RAILWAY OF THE DEAD: LONDON'S NECROPOLIS RAILWAY
The gruesome sounding 'London Necropolis Railway' was opened i…
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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1709?
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The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on our planet. Day-to-day l…
THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF THE SWASTIKA LAUNDRY COMPANY
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Though it may look like something from a Monty Python sketch, amazingly T…
THE SURPRISINGLY RACY SIDE OF WEIMAR GERMANY
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Cabaret dancers in Berlin 1928 So often thought of in history…
WHY IS THE FLYING SCOTSMAN SO FAMOUS?
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Flying Scotsman is arguably the most famous steam locomotive in the world, …
Zone Rouge: A First World War legacy still with us today
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The zone rouge (red zone) is a chain of sporadic areas throughout northeast…
A CHILLING LEGEND OF WHAT LIVED BETWEEN THE TRENCHES OF WWI
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'No man's land' is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute …
Why is Russia Obsessed with the Crimea?
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Pro-Kremlin activists rally to celebrate the incorporation of Crimea into Ru…
The Difficulty Of Remembering WWI Where It All Began
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A simple plaque on a street corner marks the assassination S arajevo is ge…
The Woman's Battalion of Death!
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The 'Women's Battalions of Death', as they were known, were all-f…