But it is a good one ... was the Cold War (1948-1989) between a liberal democratic West, led by the US, and the Communist Soviet Union, a transformed version of the pre-first world war Russian ...

Article continues below But it was also a year marking the end of the Old World, before a bygone era was swept away by the horror of the Great War, which left 35million dead or wounded.

It’s before the war so their fathers are with them. Finished 20 years before World War One, Tower Bridge is one of London’s iconic landmarks and is as much of an attraction for people today as ...

Now, let’s rewind. Before World War One broke out, alliances were made to keep the peace in Europe, stopping any one nation from becoming too powerful. Two military alliances emerged a few years ...

Before World War One British society largely denied women the recognition and rights enjoyed by men. This all changed, however, in the war described as 'everybody's war' - a war of unknown warriors.

A great-great-great grandmother who was born before World War One has celebrated her 111th birthday. Hilda Luck, one of the oldest people in Britain, has marked the milestone with her family.