The pretty little UK town that was the first in the world to hold a two-minute silence

Recently uncovered documents from the National Archives confirm that Farnham was the first place in Britain – and possibly ...

People are only just learning why WW1 soldiers kept spoons in their boots

British soldiers serving on the front lines during the First World War were under no illusion that there was a good chance ...

British soldiers in WW1 kept spoons in their boots for a very grim reason

The First World War was the bloodiest conflict in human history, with an estimated 20 million to 30 million deaths. And many ...
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Dublin's lost pubs The old haunts that once dotted the capital city

While Conway’s is slowly rotting away amidst the stalled redevelopment of Moore Lane and its environs, other former public ...