A lawyer in the Dutch Resistance
Not all members of the Second World War Resistance movements in occupied Europe carried guns, explosives or secret radios, some of them, just as vital as the others, wielded briefcases. … Continue reading
A Hospital Fit for a King: Manuel II of Portugal and Shepherds Bush War Hospital
It is not every hospital that can claim to have had a former king at its head, but the Hammersmith Hospital was the base of Manuel II, exiled king of … Continue reading
For whom the Bell Tolls: With the International Brigade in Spain
Randall Sollenberger, despite his small stature, stood out among his contemporaries at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was an American, a native … Continue reading
“Any fool can cure people with medicines”: Internment in Hong Kong 1942-45
‘I never met a more completely and uniformly unselfish man.’ Can there be any higher praise for anyone than this comment by Professor Julian Taylor in his eulogy to his … Continue reading
A Serbian Refugee at Oxford
The question of refugees is always a topical if invariably controversial one. Refugees have come to the British isles for almost as long as mankind has been settled here and … Continue reading
A Spanish Dandy on the Titanic: a Hero in a Tuxedo
Among the exhibits displayed at Titanic, the Exhibition in London (2021-22) is a flamboyant silk tuxedo that was once the pride of Victor Peñasco y Castellana, a 24 year old … Continue reading
Class Distinction in Death among Titanic Victims Defined by Clothing
Even in death class distinction on the Titanic, defined by what the victim wore, governed the disposal of the corpses that were recovered after the sinking of the liner on … Continue reading
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