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Wrens help transport a torpedo to a submarine in Portsmouth, 1943. The WRNS was viewed as the most exclusive of the women’s auxiliary services (Photo by Lt. J A Hampton/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)
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Orthodox monks (backed by Russia) and Catholic clerics (backed by France) both tried to stake their claim to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Why did the Crimean War start?

Applying economic pressure and blocking bulky Russian exports helped win the war, says Professor Lambert
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Opinion Professor Andrew Lambert on the Crimean War's legacy

Roger Fenton’s assistant, Marcus Sparling, poses with their mobile ‘Photographic Van’
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The major innovations of the Crimean War

Portrayal of the Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Charge of the Light Brigade Who blundered in the Valley of Death?

The Queen distributing the Crimea Medal, Horseguards Parade, London, c1850s, (1888).
Victorian

How did the Crimean War end?

The Battle of Sinop.
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8 battles that shaped the Crimean War

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The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist Hayes, Michael Angelo (1820-1877).
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The Crimean War A timeline of key moments

Soldiers in the Crimean War
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Your ultimate guide to the Crimean War

A painting of Hannibal leading his men into Italy in 218 BC, seated on top a war elephant (Photo by Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo)
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What if... Hannibal had taken Rome?

Sat in his Spitfire adorned with Figaro the Cat is decorated Second World War fighter pilot Ian Gleed, who had to hide his homosexuality (Photo by Royal Air Force Official Photographer/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)
Second World War

Hiding in plain sight The prejudice and tolerance of homosexuality in WW2 armed forces

A painting shows Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow in October 1812. Tens of thousands of his troops perished over the winter months that followed
Georgian

What if… Napoleon had defeated Russia?

Mavia of Tanukh, illustration by Lynn Hatzius
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Mavia Of Tanukh Warrior queen of Arabia

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