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The VE Day Hangover: What happened when the bunting came down and Britain became a grim, sour place - and divorce rates skyrocketed

The VE Day Hangover: What happened when the bunting came down and Britain became a grim, sour place - and divorce rates skyrocketed

After about six years of living in mortal fear, the people hardly dared to believe it. It was May 1945 and for weeks they had been promised that the war was about to end but...what if?

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