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World War 1

Battle of Cambrai 1917

Battle of Cambrai in 1917 was first large-scale use of British Tanks deployed against the German Hindenburg Line on the Western Front in WW1.

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World War 1

Battle of the Falkland Islands 1914

The Battle of the Falkland Islands lasted just one day during World War 1 in 1914, four German warships destroyed by the British Royal Navy.

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Napoleonic

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) British naval commander, naval victories against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.

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World War 2

Battle of the Denmark Strait

HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy sunk by the mighty German Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait on 24th May 1941.

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World War 2

Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of Atlantic a continuous military campaign lasting the whole period of World War II (1939-1945) between Allied and Axis forces.

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World War 2

Phoney War in Britain

Phoney War was a eight-month period of time after the declaration of war by Britian and France against Nazi Germany during 1939

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World War 2

Evacuation during the Blitz

The evacuation of children from British towns and cities gave temporarily protection from the Blitz during the Second World War.

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Medieval

King Edward IV

Edward IV (1422-1483) Earl of Marsh, Duke of York, then twice King of England during the War of the Roses.

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Medieval

King Henry VI

King Henry VI (1421-1471) of England. Inherited the throne at 9 months old, became King of France. The last king of the Lancastrian dynasty.

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World War 2

Britains Economy during War

Britains Economy during the war relied on the British Empire and Commonwealth, then financial and other aid from the United States in 1940-41