London stories
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War & Weapons
War & Weapons
What were ‘flag days’ in the First World War?
How badges and tiny flags contributed to Britain’s war effort
War & Weapons
War & Weapons
‘Munitionettes’ & women’s football in the First World War
The official sport of women factory workers in wartime
War & Weapons
War & Weapons
The First World War air raids on London
Londoners looked anxiously at the sky as zeppelins and planes brought 20th-century warfare to their doorstep
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Women’s toilets & the fight for the right to work
What can a toilet roll tell us about the history of women’s access to work and leisure?
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
Silvertown 1917: London’s largest explosion
73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded
