Vita and Virginia In the summer of 1940, as the German invasion of Britain seemed imminent, Vita Sackville-West sent her most treasured possessions to safety. Vita
“Two World Wars and one World Cup.” This is a frequent chant of English fans when facing their old football rivals: Germany. The chant refers to England having won the First and Second World War,
Foreign fighters – those who take part in conflicts independently of their home governments, for reasons other than financial gain – have become a highly
Recent events have marked the centenary of the truce agreed between Irish and British leaders on 9 July 1921, which came into effect two days later. However, as a ceasefire in the Irish War of
When did Britain’s age of coal come to an end? A commonsensical answer to this question is likely to appeal to the decisive defeat the
In the end football didn’t ‘come home’ – nor was it meant to. Euro 2020 was not designed as a celebration of England’s long association