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Rupert Brooke
The idealistic English poet whose death at the start of World War One was mourned by millions.
In April 1915, Britain mourned when poet and national hero Rupert Brooke died on a troopship in the Dardanelles during World War One. Often compared to a Greek god because of his blond good looks, Brooke had written a series of famous sonnets that reflected the optimistic mood at the beginning of a conflict that would claim tens of millions of lives. Simon Watts introduces the memories of three of Brooke's friends, as recorded in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archives.
(Photo: Rupert Brooke. Credit: Culture Club/Getty Images)
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