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Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

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Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire