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This week's update features the white glove myth, the prisoners of war who grew 33,000 lettuces and a lot of First World War news.
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* The outbreak of war and the July Crisis of 1914.
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* How the state and press kept the truth about the First World War off the front page.
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* An interactive look at the western front in the First World War, then and now.
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* Twelve eerie photos of the First World Warblended with the present, 100 years on.
* Rightmove have compared a number of First World War images to their street view today and the results are fascinating.
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* The mystery message left inside a First World War kilt ...
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* A fantastic article from Jonathan Boff: Zen and the art of commemoration or, how I learned to stop worrying and love WWI
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* The cricketers who fought for their country in the First World War.
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* A guided tour of the British soldier's kit.
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* The prisoners of war who grew 33,000 lettuces.
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* Is this shed the world's smallest Olympic and Titanic museum?
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* Battle Castle share five tips for seiging your favourite medieval castle.
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* The model of Richard III at new visitor centre was revealed this week amid a storm of controversy, with experts calling it 'grotesque', thanks to its resemblance to a storm trooper.
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* Just who were Sanders Bros, and why were they so important?
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* The defenestration of Jean-Andoche Junot.
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* Archive documents and the white glove myth.
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* A journey on the classic locomotives of Great Britain.
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* Is this London or abroad? A curious look at the capital's rich history.
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* Could one of these characters become the next TV detective?
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* It's time that the Booker prize stopped telling us the same old story.
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* Which books by women have had the biggest impact on you?
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* Nathan Filer on why you should ignore the superlatives on book jackets.
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* Great classical music inspired by literature.
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* Why publishers (still) matter.
* In a digital world, what does out of print mean?
* Douglas Preston on Amazon, Hachette, and indie authors.
* How Amazon brought publishing to its knees — and why authors might be next ...
Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?