"That was quite fast considering the British Navy were only trained up to 18 words a minute," she said. Mrs Quevâtre worked at a remote underground signal station, with 50 Wrens in each shift.

The success of D-Day can also be attributed to a unique branch of the British Royal Navy comprised of women known as the “Wrens”. At its peak in 1944, the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS ...

The architectural reputation of Sir Christopher Wren is inextricably bound up with the Great Fire of London in 1666. In its aftermath, and when still relatively inexperienced in building (but with a ...

An ancient folk tradition has been celebrated by people around the Isle of Man. The custom of hunting the wren sees groups of people dancing through the streets with a decorated wren pole every St ...