A bit of Christmas cheer: members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service taste the pudding at Greenock in Scotland, December 1943.
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In 1943, Britons thought the war was nearly over − but another 18 months of hardship and a decade of rationing lay ahead.
18th-century London newspapers frequently reported on the tragic and curious accidents that befell the city’s residents.
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News reports about accidents can deliver important moral lessons and remind us to value life.
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While most daily newspapers presented the conflict as black and white, weeklies presented readers with a more sophisticated and nuanced take.
Louis XIV ‘confesses his sins’ to Pere de la Chaize, 1694.
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Pamphlets, songs and posters were the 17th-century equivalent of social media and just as effective at spreading falsehoods.