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Westerplattes’ defence inspired the Polish Army and people even as German advances continued elsewhere. ... Operation Pied Piper began on 1. st. September 1939 and officially relocated more than 3.5 million people.

When Mary met Rev Charles, her determination to have her own Bible in Welsh profoundly impacted on him, and he wanted to help other people who – like Mary – longed for bibles ... On Saturday 19 March over 1,000 people came between 10:00am and 4:00pm

The University Library’s famous ‘Moore Bede’ manuscript, featured in the first episode of Michael Wood’s new BBC2 series The Great British Story: A People’s History, is now on ... The Moore Bede’ (MS Kk.5.16), is the second oldest surviving

Nelson, and it was Dyer’s task to document these (he also took general views of the villages, landscape and people). ... Dear Antje Lübcke,. I am writing a book about the lagatoi in history and these photographs would be a great addition to the people

23 Jun 2024: 1859 and certainly had no role in hanging people in 1889, or in giving prizes. ... and, secondly, the British East India Company had surrendered any governing role in India to the British Government in 1859 and certainly had no role in hanging people in

These were regular people with their own lives and opinions, and they didn’t always agree with Hirschfeld’s medical conclusions about themselves. ... and sexuality, from ancient Greek statues to people hanging out at a lesbian bar in Weimar-era Berlin

Popular beliefs, customs and legends that a generation earlier had been despised by virtually all educated people and earmarked for eradication became a matter of intense interest to genteel amateurs during ... Many people were eager to cling to the

23 Jun 2024: The idea that people would deface a centuries old sacred manuscript either with pictures or land charters is risible.

Many of these items are uncaptioned, so we would be very grateful for assistance in identifying the people and places shown. . ... Two other important collections in this release relate to Samoa during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,

poor people [stayed] in their houses as long as till the very fire touched them, and then [ran] into boats … among other things, the poor pigeons, I perceive, were loth to ... Indeed. One collector lost his entire library and Pepys recorded that he