20th Century

A collection of 83 Posts

The R101 Airship Disaster with S.C. Gwynne post image
Interviews Aviation Disasters

The R101 Airship Disaster with S.C. Gwynne

The feats and follies of the airship era, on board the world’s largest flying machine

by Unseen Histories
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Snapshot Politics Landmarks

1932: Mount Rushmore Under Construction

Doane Robinson, Gutzon Borglum and the Making of a Monument

by Unseen Histories
A History of the Human Body with Suzie Edge post image
Interviews Medical History World History

A History of the Human Body with Suzie Edge

Suzie Edge on the stories that come from within

by Unseen Histories
The Siege of Leningrad post image
Features World War 2 Eastern Front

The Siege of Leningrad

Prit Buttar on the city that would not surrender

by Unseen Histories
The Siege of Leningrad with Prit Buttar post image
Interviews World War 2 Eastern Front

The Siege of Leningrad with Prit Buttar

Prit Buttar on the Nazi siege of Leningrad

by Unseen Histories
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Excerpts Suffragettes Entertainment

Prelude

Leah Broad introduces us to four women who changed the musical world

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Excerpts 20th Century United Kingdom

Testimonies: 93, 96, and 130

Will Ashon on how we give shape to our lives, find meaning in the chaos, acknowledge the fragility of our existence

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Excerpts 20th Century Historical Fiction

The Endeavour

Tom Hindle's debut mystery is set on a ship full of suspects, with two detectives. And one killer

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Excerpts World War 2 Historical Fiction

Acts of Love and War

A nation torn apart by war. One woman steps into the crossfire

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Excerpts 20th Century Ireland

I am an Irishman

Ronan McGreevy on the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP in 1922, triggering the Irish Civil War

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Viewfinder World War 2 Eastern Front

Life and Death on the Eastern Front

Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Stewart Spring share rare colour photographs from the Second World War

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Excerpts Wales Disasters

The Aberfan Disaster

Sam Knight on the London piano teacher who foretold one of Wales' most horrific industrial disasters

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