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Operations record book featuring the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
This record explores how airwomen spent their work and leisure time at a Royal Air Force base during the Second World War. -
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Mary II’s love letters to William III
Buried among a collection of official documents curated by William III are an unusual find: expressions of love. -
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Mary Parker: Wine trader and shipowner
Letters from Mary Parker, a trader based in London whose business spread across the Atlantic, reveal her fascinating story as a woman merchant during wartime.