by Deborah Swift During WW2 the government did its best to suppress the British Union of Fascists (BUF), but MI5’s effort to prevent fascist...

At the start of the second world war, the government realised that the Royal Air Force (RAF) would play a pivotal role in defending Britain....

Five years ago, almost to the day, in March 2020, the pandemic had taken hold and daily life as we knew it was turned upside down. Everyone ...

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Daffodils in the hedgerow in Tamar Valley Photo:Tony Atkin ‘Daffy-down-dilly is new come to town, w ith a yellow petticoat, and a green gown...

  Here on the History Girls’ website you will read posts about women’s history, posts about the history of women and sometimes, accounts of ...

  The broch of Mousa: by kind permission of David Simpson. Mousa is a small island off the coast of mainland Shetland with a Norse name. T...