Gordon Cummins was a seemingly ordinary RAF airman. But amid the darkness of blackout-era London he became one of the city’s ...

On 8 March this year it's the 80th anniversary of VE - or Victory in Europe - Day, with special concerts, remembrance ...

“Your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution will bring us to victory,” recited another poster displayed almost ...

The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

Image: Matt Brown/Londonist It can be easy to look at the blue plaques scattering London ... during dark times - often literally, as she regularly performed in air-raid shelters during the Blitz ...

will return to the Tower of London. The new installation will be positioned to resemble a "wound" at the heart of the Tower, which was itself bombed during the Blitz. Royal Historic Palaces (RHP ...