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The Illustrated London News, June 11, 1842.

Peter Snow presents a history series in which the stories are provided by archive newspapers. The Illustrated London News from 1842 describes the army's retreat from Kabul.

Peter Snow presents a history series in which the stories are provided by archive newspapers.

Just days after its first appearance on the news-stands, the ILN features the latest on the fall-out from an attempt on the life of Queen Victoria and news of test-runs for the state-of-the-art atmospheric railway at Wormwood Scrubs. The main feature, however, describes the continued agonising over the British army's catastrophic retreat from Kabul.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 16 Jan 2008 11:00

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  • Wed 16 Jan 2008 11:00