Spinney is the author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World. “We were leaden-footed for weeks, to the point where each step meant a determined effort,” Miss Goring ...

A century before the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, dominated the global consciousness, another deadly virus rampaged across the world. Researchers have since established that the Spanish Flu of 1918, ...

The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 was a global public health crisis. This article traces the origins and spread of the pandemic in different countries and world regions, and assesses the reactions ...

Facts about the Spanish flu. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global ...

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The controversial Treaty of Versailles was signed 100 years ago, bringing an end to World War I. FRANCE 24's Florence Gaillard took an in-depth look at the agreement, hailed by some as bringing peace ...

David Halsted, whose grandfather took the photos, colourised one image to give it "a modern feel" A collection of negatives found in a small tin has revealed a "fascinating snapshot" of the lives of ...