When the Great Fire of Northampton tore through the town in 1675, almost every pub inside the walls was destroyed – except ...

In the Operation Overlord drama Pressure, Chris Messina stars as American meteorologist Irving P Krick, working on weather ...

Day drama Pressure, Kerry Condon stars as Kay Summersby, US General Dwight D Eisenhower’s aide and driver. In the film she ...

Leading the cast in D-Day drama Pressure, Andrew Scott stars as James Stagg. Among the meteorologists advising Dwight D Eisenhower on whether to launch Operation Overlord, Stagg’s voice is the most ...

The destruction of Pompeii is one of antiquity’s most famous disasters, but its exact date remains fiercely debated. From ...

Aside from being the rumoured “lover of the Russian queen” featured in Boney M’s song, Rasputin was an incredibly influential and controversial figure at the Russian royal court until his death in ...

Anthony Maras’ Second World War movie Pressure – adapted for the screen from David Haig’s hit play – takes us into the heart of a military storm. We join the action in late spring 1944 at Southwick ...

During planning for D-Day at the Allied headquarters in Southwick House, Hampshire, the final decision on when Operation Overlord would commence fell to US General Dwight D Eisenhower. With the ...

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