Tony Blair’s first Cabinet meeting -1997
The Labour Party won a landslide victory at the 1997 General Election. This is an eyewitness account of Tony Blair’s
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Plymouth blitz – 1941
German bombing raids brought death and destruction to British cities during the second world war. But for children there was
Read moreRationing at Christmas – 1940s
Despite rationing and the absence of relatives in the armed forces, people did their best to enjoy their wartime Christmas,
Read moreGeneral Strike in Middlesbrough – 1926
The General Strike of 1926 brought much of Britain to a halt. This is the story of how industrial Middlesbrough was
Read moreKing Tutankhamun is rediscovered
The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. This is his own eyewitness account of the event.
Read moreBattle of the Somme – 1916
Private Walter Hutchinson lived through the Battle of the Somme, surviving to tell his story of some of the bloodiest
Read moreChristmas on the Western Front – 1914
On Christmas Day 1914 the guns of the Western Front fell silent. This eyewitness account comes from an anonymous British
Read moreRecruiting for the army – 1914
Will Crooks was among the first Labour MPs. In 1914 he became active in recruiting for the army. This is
Read moreA nurse’s Christmas on the Western Front – 1914
Nurse Katherine Luard recalls the first Christmas of the first world war, on the Western Front, 1914.
Read moreBritain’s first black mayor – 1913
Britain’s first black mayor was elected as far back as 1913. This is a newspaper report of John Archer’s elevation
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