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Declaration of war september 1939a

A very British affair, 3 days that took BRITAIN to WAR, September 1939

In the months leading up to September 1939, tensions between Britain and Germany had been rising steadily. Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, had been aggressively expanding its territory and military power and had already annexed Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia On September 1st, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, prompting Britain and France to issue

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Lord Mayor's Show 2019

What is the Lord Mayor’s Show Procession, The 692nd Lord Mayor – published Pictures!

The Lord Mayors show was the Kings idea; King John he came up with a cunning plan to request the Lord Mayor march each year to pledge loyalty to the King (or Queen), this has taken place for every monarch since. William Russell is the current and, 692nd Lord Mayor of London and continues to

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ceramic poppies at the imperial war museum

World War One Ceramic Poppy installation at The Imperial War Museum

Poppies Art installation to commemorate World War One Centenary (1918-2018) at The Imperial War Museum, enjoy the virtual walk Ceramic Poppy Artist Paul Cummins   The imposing building of the Imperial War Museum in South London is something to behold, you’re greeted by two 15 inch naval guns from HMS Ramillies and HMS Resolution. When

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Canterbury ww2

Baedeker Air Raids: London’s Darkest Hour in 1942

On this day during the Second World War in 1942. The Germans launched the biggest air-raid since the Battle of Britain. The target was Canterbury. The German Luftwaffe switched targets from London, switched tactics to coastal town hit and run raids and switched to a campaign of targetting English targets which were to become known

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