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Did Britain really 'keep calm and carry on' in WW2?

Steven Casey explains the often surprising reality of Britain's wartime morale, so often characterised through the motto 'Keep calm and carry on'

• Isabel King

Published: August 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM

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Keep calm and carry on' has long been held up as the defining spirit of wartime Britain. But was the nation really as united, stoic and unquestioning as popular memory suggests?

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In this episode, Steven Casey takes Isabel King through the often surprising reality of Britain's wartime morale.

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Isabel KingJunior content producer

Isabel King is a junior content producer at HistoryExtra

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