Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
"Worrying too much about the loss of friends," recalls Bob Foster - a Hurricane pilot - "you're going to go yourself.
The SS City of Benares was torpedoed by a German U-boat on in 1940 despite the September cold and a stormy sea Bess Walder Cummings and her brother su...
"Out of the blue," as survivors recall, the Battle of Britain begins on September 7, 1940. Hundreds of German bombers fly to England from their bases ...
East-end Londoners were undergoing unbelievable anguish as the Blitz continued.
After they've been called into battle by the warlord Ordgar, Tofi and his friend Leofric receive frightening news. Now their country is being ...
Thousands of soldiers died in the longest battle of medieval history, fought near Hastings, on the 14th of October, in 1066.
The Bayeux Tapestry - several panels of embroidered art joined together to form one story-telling work - provides a pictorial record of the famous Bat...
To better understand what happened, leading up to (and during) the famous battle of 1066, one needs to examine where the soldiers fought.
Terrain, at (and near) the battlefield of Senlac Hill - located about six miles (10 km) northwest of Hastings - has changed throughout the centuries.
Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, once made a bargain with William, Duke of Normandy.
What would it have been like for Britain's foot soldiers to fight in the Battle of Hastings, during 1066? Before we can answer that que...
Historians tell us that the Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest in history.
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