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2 Incredibly Moving Photos of London in WW2

Both of these photos were taken by American photographer Toni Frissell who was best known for her fashion photography for

10 wierd, wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) vintage inventions which have been lost in the mists of time… My favourite is

As strange as this photo might seem I couldn’t resist sharing it. Not only does it prove my theory that

Did you think clowns couldn’t get more disturbing than ‘Cho-Cho the health clown‘ who terrified young children into good dental

Another day another bevy of vintage bathing beauties – this time I’ve found some amazingly clad 1920s contestants from the

Whatever your personal feelings about beauty pageants, they serve as a great reminder that fashion dictates what each generation considers

Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviatrix who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. She mysteriously disappeared

Today is the 100th anniversary of the day Britain declared war on Germany at the start of World War 1.

I never stopped to wonder how Adolf Hitler spent the First World War, I certainly never imagined he was a

Flappers were rather different in the 1920s than they are portrayed in fancy dress shops and I much prefer the

My blog seems to have taken a decidedly Russian turn this week, what with clearing up the rumours about Rasputin

Historical stage costumes are by their very nature fabulous. Rarely understated they needed to communicate the nature of a character

I’m embarrassed to say that a great deal of what I knew about Rasputin came courtesy of Boney M (Lover

It was fascinating to come across these family photos which make Tzar Nicholas II of Russia look like just a

‘I learnt one thing on my honeymoon – to take drugs’. Tiger Woman is the autobiography of Betty May, a

After watching Triple Cross earlier in the week, I couldn’t resist looking into the story behind the movie and finding

This series of photos were released by the War Office in 1941 and show some of the grim realities of

After discovering the stories of the Nazi female concentration camp guards last week, I wanted to share the stories of

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