Take a fresh look at the biggest conflict in history.
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- Belsen concentration camp 1945
What did the British find when they entered Belsen concentration camp? - British Response to V1 and V2
How did Britain respond to the threat of attack by missiles in 1943? - Hitler assassination plan
How did the British plan to kill Hitler?
Themed collections
- The Holocaust
Key documents from The National Archives - Kindertransport
Saving refugee children?
Britain’s war artists capture the conflict in artwork.
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- Adolf Hitler
Was Hitler a ‘passionate lunatic’? - German occupation of the Rhineland
What should Britain do about it? - Government posters
How did Britain encourage people at home to help win the war? - Wartime Propaganda
How did Britain try to keep the support of West African peoples?
This extract from May-June 1607 describes how its author viewed the role of religion in the relationship with the Native Americans. It appears in a text titled ‘The description of the new discovered river and country of Virginia; with the liklyhood of ensuing ritches, by England’s ayd and industry. / A brief description of the people.’ (CO1/1)









