Britain in the 50s

The National Archives at Kew has a new educational resource online entitled Britain in the 50s, "covering a wide range of topics from the Suez Crisis and the development of the hydrogen bomb to government reactions to 'horror' comics and rock and roll".

To view the site visit http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/topics/fifties-britain.htm

(With thanks to http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/711.htm)

Chris

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