The Women’s Land Army, often referred to as “The Forgotten Army”, was actually formed in 1917 by Roland Prothero, the then Minister for Agriculture. With 6 million men away to fig…
I’m a rather feminine girl. I generally wear a dress or skirt most days, I have long hair, I love make-up and high heels and regularly paint my nails. This is very much the look we all think of when… Continue Reading →
While you are staying home to do your bit for the country, watch BBC's Land Girls, a WWII era British series about 4 young women who left home to do theirs.
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Joyce Digney and Cynthia Covello, who were 18 and 20 at the time, were filmed and photographed in the central London fountain on May 8 ,1945.
Alongside the more well-known scenes of soldiers living in the trenches, a new exhibition shows pictures, letters and objects of the women they left behind
The Magnum Square Print Sale is back, this time exploring the theme of ‘hidden’
I discovered this mansion in the Hamra area of Beirut this week. These are a study I did of the entrances, various angles and color saturations, trying to get the best fit. When I went in, I discovered something interesting. But more on that to come.
With the latest food trend to bring back forgotten foods, we have decided that it is time to revive some of the good old fashioned foods that we loved from our childhood. Recipes that our grandmot…
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Actress Daniielle Alexis made headlines when she came out as transgender this year. She is the second transgender woman to ever appear on Australian television.
The Conservative life peer made the gesture - reminiscent of Churchill's famed V for Victory' sign - when her relatively junior colleague Lord King of Bridgwater gestured towards her to illustrate his point about the extreme age of World War II veterans.
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
The Stadt Land Fluss (City Country River) game kept us busy in the backseat of the car in the days before electronic games. Today, we still play this fun word game! Learn how here.
Once the imperial seat of Charlemagne’s empire, Aachen is now a popular spa city. Find out what there is to do, see, and eat in Aachen!
Saskatchewan is one of Canada's most photogenic provinces. Check out some of our best images in our Saskatchewan Photo Gallery.
A cautionary tale of a vibrant and thriving culture lost in time, these photographs collected on a community Facebook page in Afghanistan are likely to leave you in disbelief. The country we're so often shown today is comparable to a broken medieval society, but not so long ago, the barren landscape
Things weren't really that different in the middle of the 20th century...
The Duke of York’s alleged involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is not the first time that his contacts or his judgment have landed him in hot water.
While I am not a sporting person, I certainly can appreciate the great moments that sports has given to history. This is but a drip in the ocean of many such moments. Remember, if you can think of others that you believe deserve a place here, or should be considered for a second list, tell
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Historians believe Britain’s code-breaking operation at Bletchley Park is thought to have shortened WWII by up to three years.
PICTURE SPECIAL: Welcome to the 1940s, when Sundays were truly sacrosanct and the people of Melbourne lived in a world that for half the decade was ravaged by war.