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Neville Chamberlain about to make his speech announcing the start of Britain's involvement in WW2 (Credit: Getty Images)

'We weren't afraid': Britain on the brink of WW2

Britain went to war with Hitler's Germany on 3 September 1939. In History revisits people's recollections of that day and looks at the chilling announcements.

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Culture
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The Cambridge Leper Chapel, a stone-built medieval buildings with two arched doorways and two narrow arched windows and a tiled roof, with trees in leaf behind and mowed grass in front

Medieval leper chapel faces £250k repair bill

The building has survived 900 years but a survey shows it needs extensive repairs, a charity says.

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Cambridgeshire
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A close-up of the ancient Roman pottery kiln with eroded stone and brick walls, showing a weathered, sunken structure used for high-temperature firing.

Ancient Roman kiln goes on display for first time

The kiln, built by potters between AD50 and AD160, was found in the 1960s and has been restored.

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The head and upper torso of the Lindow Man, with leathery, tan skin and remnants of his hair and beard still attached.

Forty years since bog gave up dark Lindow Man secret

A group of environmentalists are trying to restore the peat bog that delivered the gruesome find.

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England
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A man in a blue shirt holds a film take board next to a woman in a pink dress, a woman in a black floral dress and a man in a red blazer holding a microphone.

History films donated to heritage centre

23 films showcasing nearly 500 years of history have been given to Corby heritage centre.

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Northamptonshire
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Dean Parkin and Naomi Jaffa smile at the camera as they are photographed outside. They are dressed in dark raincoats and are standing in front of building with a sign that reads: "Carlton Marshes."

'Overlooked' villages explored in new oral history

Residents are being encouraged to help shape the project by sharing photos, memories and experiences.

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Kanailal Hait, an elderly Indian man who survived the 1943 Bengal famine, wearing a white kurta and yellow scarf

'We survived a brutal famine in British India'

Eighty years on, three survivors recall the catastrophe which killed at least three million people.

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Scotland's enormous, unknown treasure trove

Forgotten for centuries, Kilmartin Glen in Argyll is one of Britain's most important archaeological landscapes – but most people have never heard of it.

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Travel
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The maternal family of Katherine Wang (Credit: Katherine Wang's family)

How your ancestors can heal you

Learning about ancestry can boost mental health and act as a powerful tool in helping heal generational trauma.

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