Today, millions of Americans are celebrating the 4th of July, America’s Independence Day. The day commemorates the date that the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. The event was met with celebrations in the colonies, but what did the British think of this declaration? We will look through The British Newspaper Archive to understand the reaction of the British press to America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Revolution At the time of the Declaration of Independence, America …
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As the film adaptation of the beloved BBC television series Dad’s Army is released today, many critics have applauded the film’s new take on women’s involvement in the war. Far from being the running gag of the little woman heard but never seen, Mrs Mainwaring has stepped up to take centre stage, leading a group of women in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Search the newspapers The role that these women played, whether acting as telephonists in France to or cooks …