Its probably one of the most famous photographs in the world, especially if you were to do any reading up on the Titanic. The photo of the lad with the newspaper board titled “Titanic Disaster Great Loss Of Life” for the Evening News in Trafalgar Square. This young lad, Edward John Parfett, later grew up […]
The Victoria Cross is the highest decoration for bravery in the British Armed Forces. Its origins can be traced back to 1854 while Britain was locked in a war with Russia, the Crimean War. This conflict was different to all previous wars that Britain had fought in as this was the first time War Correspondents
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On May 31st 1916, Britain and Germany fought each other in the Battle of Jutland. It was the biggest fight to take place on sea during the First World War and happened in the North Sea, just off the coast of Denmark. British ships had set sail to stop the German fleet and there was an expectation
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