The forger who fooled the nazis

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“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

E rich R Döbrich was born in Sonnenberg, Thuringia, on 31 May 1896 – he added ‘-Steglitz’ to his name following his service in the First World War. During that conflict, he had served as an Ulan with

Eric Tucker’s paintings tell stories of ordinary working-class people. Now it’s time to learn about the extrordinary man behind the brush, says his nephew Joe Tucker …

Unlike most World War Two veterans who immortalised themselves in print, Eric Williams was no “one-book wonder”, instead producing two bestselling novels based on a mere 10 months as a prisoner of war

When Buckingham Palace was hit by bombs on 15 September 1940, it brought the war to the very front door of King George VI and his wife Elizabeth, the Queen consort. Just over two weeks later, the war