Remembrance Day

Silence in Piccadilly Circus, London as people commemorate the anniversary of the end of the First World War. (Photo by Daily Mail / Rex Features)

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From the first Remembrance Day to remembrance today

Winston Churchill gives his famous 'V for Victory' sign while addressing crowds from the balcony of City Hall in Sheffield, November 1941. Churchill's

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Debate: Is British history too fixated with the story of the world wars?

Vera Brittain, who worked as a nurse during the First World War and went on to become one of the leading writers of the interwar years. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Love, loss and distorted memories

Photo of the Cenotaph in London

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Q&A When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

Photo of a remembrance poppy

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Q&A Where do the red poppies come from?

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Remembrance in France