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Teenager discovers Viking treasure in a field in Denmark
A Viking treasure trove discovered by a teenager in a field in Denmark comprises 365 items from Bohemia, Germany, Denmark and England, including 60 rare coins attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth.
German survivors of the Dambusters Raid remember the human cost 70 years on
While the Dambusters Raid of 16-17 May 1943 is remembered in Britain as one of WW2′s most daring operations, it is remembered very differently by the German people living in the shadow of the dams.
Celtic warriors and wives of ancient Gaul discovered in Iron Age graveyard near Paris
French archaeologists have unearthed the remains of 5 Celtic warriors and several women in a 2,300 year-old cemetery southeast of Paris. The site is yielding a stunning array of Iron Age finds from the ancient civilisation of Gaul.
Remains of WW1 soldier found in mass grave identified by his DNA
An Australian soldier killed in the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 has been formally identified using a DNA sample from his living relatives.
Prayer book carried into combat by 5 generations of soldiers over the last 150 years
A 150-year-old ‘Soldier’s Prayer Book’, carried by 4 veterans of the US Civil War, World War 1, World War 2, and Gulf War 1, is now on its way to Afghanistan to its 5th owner.
British airmen’s first encounter with a jet aircraft – 26 July 1944
History rarely records the thoughts of those on the receiving end of a new ‘wonder weapon’ in battle. Here is the second of two rare accounts of witnesses to the moment when something about to change warfare forever suddenly and unexpectedly hoves into view…
10 young priests who became Pope
In 1902, a 21 year-old farmer’s son wondered in his diary if God had brought him to Rome for a purpose; 56 years later he became pope. Here are 10 men, some born to privelege, some in poverty, who all made the journey from priest to pope.
Ice Age fishhooks found in Germany – oldest is made from 19,000 year-old mammoth tusk
Scientists have unearthed 6 Ice Age fishhooks in a field in Wustermark, Germany; the oldest of which was made from a 19,000-year-old mammoth tusk.
Meet the Izzards Pt 2 ends with flat champagne
Following the disappointment of the opening show, I was hoping for better things from the concluding part of Meet the Izzards last night, where comedian Eddie Izzard explored the ancient paternal ancestry revealed by his Y chromosome.
How the First World War almost began 50 years early in 1864
The ingredients which sparked World War 1 in 1914 were already in place 5 decades before. While it was the fate of Belgium which ultimately led Britain to war in August 1914, it was the role of Denmark which almost caused the British to declare war on Germany in the summer of 1864.
The remarkable Captain Flora Sandes – the only British woman to serve as a front-line soldier in WW1
In the week that the United States lifted a ban on its female military personnel serving in front-line combat roles, we remember Flora Sandes, the woman whose bravery in battle made her a true heroine of World War 1.
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