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guide Victorian Era (1837–1901) World War I (1914–1918) World War II (1939–1945)
The British Army Cap Badge: A Collectors Guide to Identification
Key Reform Childers Reforms, 1881 Contents Introduction What Is a Cap Badge? History and Development Materials and Manufacture Design Elements […]
The Victoria Cross: Britain’s Highest Military Honour
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The Guards Division: Britain’s Elite Household Troops
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D-Day: 6 June 1944 — The Normandy Landings
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The First and Second Boer Wars in South Africa, a defining conflict of the late Victorian era.

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Feature ArticleVictorian Era (1837–1901)
The Indian Mutiny 1857: History & Collectables
The Great Rebellion The Indian Mutiny of 1857–1858 — variously known as the Indian Rebellion, the Sepoy Mutiny, or India’s […]
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The Crimean War: History & Collectables
Britain’s Forgotten War The Crimean War (1853–1856) occupies a peculiar place in British military history. It was the first major […]
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The Battle of Waterloo 1815: History & Collectables
The Battle That Defined an Era On 18 June 1815, near the small Belgian village of Waterloo, the Duke of […]
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