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Churchill and the Armoured Train Incident

The armoured train incident. The capture of Winston Churchill by Boer forces on November 15th 1899 during the Second Boer War…

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The Jarrow March

“Jarrow as a town has been murdered.” These were the words of MP Ellen Wilkinson as she addressed a crowd in Hyde Park in 1936 following the end of what became known as the Jarrow March…

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Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest, woodland and former royal hunting ground, is perhaps best known for its connections to the legendary outlaw Robin Hood…

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School Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s

School dinners…love them or hate them they were an integral part of life for most children in the 1950s and 1960s…

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The Boer Ultimatum

On 11th October 1899, the Second Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the two Boer states, the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State…

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