20th Century

A collection of 76 Posts

1939: A Montana Rancher post image

1939: A Montana Rancher

Louis D. Hall explores the history behind one of Arthur Rothstein's finest photographs

The Mysterious Miss Charlesworth post image

The Mysterious Miss Charlesworth

Mark Bridgeman explores the story of one of Britain's great swindlers

The Photography of Dora Maar post image

The Photography of Dora Maar

In this excerpt from her book, Hidden Portraits, Sue Roe introduces us to the pioneering photographer Dora Maar

The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice post image

The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice

Jonathan Glancey revisits one of the final airborne operations of World War Two

The Humble Beauty of Britain's Synagogues post image

The Humble Beauty of Britain's Synagogues

Keith Kahn-Harris finds meaning in the lives of everyday Jews

Victor Grayson, War, Trauma and Politics with Stephen May post image

Victor Grayson, War, Trauma and Politics with Stephen May

Stephen May engages with one of the great mysteries in British political history

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The Propaganda Girls

Lisa Rogak introduces us to four women whose guile and imagination found a novel outlet in World War Two

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Surviving the Titanic

Frances Quinn finds a new story in the most famous shipwreck of all time

Josef Mengele the Elusive Nazi post image

Josef Mengele the Elusive Nazi

Betina Anton explains how one of the most infamous Nazis remained at large for decades after the end of the Second World War

The Day President Kennedy Didn't Die post image

The Day President Kennedy Didn't Die

Brad Meltzer tells us about a failed assassination attempt that very nearly altered the course of history

1926: Driving a Flock of Sheep through London post image

1926: Driving a Flock of Sheep through London

In the 1920s the last traces of old Dickensian London faded as the modern city grew at pace

Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz post image

Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

József Debreczeni describes his arrival at the Auschwitz Extermination Camp in May 1944