The RAF Museum has begun the delicate process of lifting the last remaining World War Two Luftwaffe Dornier bomber from its 1940 resting place beneath the Kent sea.

The Imperial War Museum has announced its programme for its partial reopening at the end of July, returning after a closure of more than six-months.

A series of fascinating linked exhibitions exploring the impact of war on the country house and its communities goes on show throughout Yorkshire in 2013 and 2014.

Ahead of a Portsmouth Historic Dockyard exhibition in 2014 telling the story of the Royal Navy, organisers want to hear about a colonial force established for 16 years.

David Cundall and his archaeological team begin using GeoPhys technology in an excavation which could uncover more than 100 buried World War II Spitfires in Burma.

The real Dad's Army is the subject of a moving exhibition of photographs, objects and stories at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment in Ashton-under-Lyne.

James Conway was a 20-year-old from Stockport who was part of a top-secret mission involving a 70-mile darkened row to France in 1942. A new display tells his story.

The Imperial War Museum, Britain's last World War I warship and a raft of community projects are the latest to benefit from funding to mark the centenary of the First World War.

After being held at various Ministry of Defence bases since World War II, an enormous V-2 rocket has been restored and put on show at the Royal Engineers Museum.

HMS Belfast is to be transformed into a large sound and percussive instrument this weekend for Scharnhorst; a musical performance for the Thames Festival.

The National Trust has launched a £1.2 million appeal to secure the last remaining mile of the world famous White Cliffs of Dover in Kent.

The National Archives has teamed up with Wikimedia UK to digitise hundreds of rarely seen images from its Word War Two art and poster collection.

From origins as a Butler's Quarter to a key part of top-secret wartime surveillance, the post office at Bletchley Park is an intriguing place. Its latest guise recalls its former purpose.

The National Army Museum is displaying the Queen’s ATS Brigadier uniform as part of a Jubilee exhibition surveying the wider role of the Monarch and the armed services.

70 years after the Battle of Britain, curator David Coxon reveals the poignant story behind a relic Hurricane fighter aircraft.

Carl Warner of Imperial War Museum Duxford explains his love of Hangar 4; a building with a long and hidden history.

As part of its Designated collection the Royal Engineers Museum has a world class medal collection that includes 25 Victoria Crosses and the regalia of four field Marshalls. Head Curator Rebecca Nash explains its importance.

Siba Matti discusses Said Adrus' exhibition at the Woking Ligthbox Gallery which featured photographs, water colours and archive footage tracing the forgotten history of Asians in war, migration and Empire. He then explores the history of Muslims in Woking and the various special sites in the area which recall these memories.

The Blitz in Manchester is still a clear memory for John Hackett, who has sent in this reminiscence of the Second World War, when he was growing up, using Storymaker.

Find out more about the experiences of Greek Cypriots who migrated to London before 1960 - many living through World War II and its aftermath in the capital.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of Northern Ireland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of Oxford. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Culture24 looks to the skies and the RAF's struggle to prevent a Nazi invasion in the dark days of WWII.

From the River and Rowing Museum in Henley to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Thames Valley boasts some of the finest museum and gallery collections in the UK.

The face of Manchester changed dramatically during World War Two, losing many of its landmarks. It has now gained a futuristic museum, the Imperial War Museum North.

One in six Londoners was made homeless by the bombing of London, the peak of which was suffered during the 1940-41 Blitz. London museums feature a comprehensive account of the capital during World War Two.

A trail developed in partnership with Leodis, an online photographic archive from Leeds Library and Information Service, looking at life in Leeds during World War Two.

Museums across the UK chart the role of the Royal Navy and the merchant fleet in World War Two, from action in the Atlantic and North Sea to the Mediterranean and the Far East.

We finish our series of features marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day with a look at some of the locations and museums in Normandy today.

24 Hour Museum will be featuring a series of features and trails to mark the anniversary of D-Day, beginning with this in-depth background feature on the conflict.

December 17, 2003 marks 100 years since the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. Check out our trail for the best places to be on this historic occasion.

If it's heritage you're after, be it castles and ancient archaeology or award-winning museums and WWII tunnel complexes, Jersey has the cultural lot!

It's got its own language, taxes, sheep and cats, so here is our trail of top places to visit on the island-wide living cultural archive that is the Isle of Man.

In 1942 a largely Canadian force launched from the southcoast for a raid on Dieppe. Disaster followed: 907 Canadians were killed, many more were captured.

Five hundred years of naval history can be seen in this webtrail around Portsmouth and Gosport.

The British response to the problems of a seaborne invasion was to develop a number of specialised and somewhat bizarre armoured vehicles - read the story of Hobart's Funnies here.

During 1943 and 1944 planning and preparation for Overlord gathered pace in Britain as the whole south coast was transformed into a vast military camp.

Michelle Wright explores St. Martin’s Church, a historic landmark of the UK's second city wedged into the centre of modern Birmingham.

1000 years of the nation's history has been played out within the walls of the Tower of London but it has a more recent dark history - spies were executed in the Tower during World Wars I and II.

The city's wealth and trading links attracted settlers from Europe for centuries: it's had a great impact on the city’s economy, society and institutions.