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An extract from Captain Charlie May’s diary from June 1916.

Document of the Week: Captain Charlie May’s Diaries

Laura Wales
Published 4th August, 2025 3 min read
A dark blue background with a planet in the centre and floating illustrations of notable figures from history.

Key Events in The Illustrated London News: Part Two

Nishah Malik
Published 29th July, 2025 1 min read
A photograph of an immigrant family sat around a table enjoying a cup of tea together.

Document of the Week: “The Impact of the Immigrants” (1968)

Nishah Malik
Published 28th July, 2025 4 min read
Text on a beige background, with the title Zone Executive Instruction No. 54 in the centre of the image.

Denazification, Re-education, and Internment in British-Occupied Germany

Andrew Beattie
Published 25th July, 2025 19 min read
An illustration of several smartly dressed women climbing the spiral staircase of the Eiffel Tower.

Key Events in The Illustrated London News: Part One

Nishah Malik
Published 22nd July, 2025 1 min read
A cover of The Illustrated London News with the headline The Story of the ILN.

A Brief History of The Illustrated London News, 1842–2003

Chloe Haney
Published 17th July, 2025 1 min read

70 Years Since The Opening of Disneyland, California

Chloe Haney
Published 17th July, 2025 2 min read
A photograph which shows recruits from Trinidad and Barbados being enrolled in the British West Indies Regiment (BWIR). During the First World War, thousands of men from the West Indies volunteered to support the British imperial war effort. The recruits are being sworn in before the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Charles Wakefield.

Document of the Week: Recruits of the British West Indies Regiment, 1916

Mary Wills
Published 14th July, 2025 3 min read
An illustration that features a bubble writing title that reads At the Festival of Empire. Surrounding the writing, there are illustrations of people attending the exhibition.

Document of the Week: The Festival of Empire

Beth Potter
Published 7th July, 2025 4 min read
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