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Victoria Cross awarded to 'Pirate of Basra' WWI secret agent who was 'murdered' by Turkish troops in Iraq sells for £200,000

Lieutenant-Commander Charles Henry Cowley took part in a suicidal mission to reinforce the besieged Kut garrison in Mesopotamia, now Iraq , in the First Word War.

65 days ago

What TikTokers get wrong in their viral AI 'history' videos: 'Healthy' and 'modern' people during the Black Death, the wrong kind of eruption at Pompeii and 'absurd' WWI uniforms in the trenches

Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier in the trenches in the First World War, or imagine waking up on a sunny morning in Pompeii hours before annihilation.

3 months ago

WWI Tommy's tragic last letter home: Soldier asked his father for a 'warm' undershirt and cigarettes just a week before he was killed in 1914 - as family archive heads to auction

Lance Corporal William Burton was inspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, also called William, who had served with distinction in the Boer War.

4 months ago

The weird and wonderful historic buildings listed in 2024: From the world's first factory and WWI practice trenches, to an Edwardian road sign and an 'ugly prefab' 60s church

Cromford Mills in Derbyshire is now entirely covered by a Grade I classification thanks to its remarkable history as the birthplace of the modern factory system.

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