BBC History Magazine - 2018-11-29

• Inside the mind of a medieval king
• Celts and Romans
• Tudor Christmas
• Alfred’s rebel nephew
• 1944’s Big Week
• Jacob Rees-Mogg lauds Benjamin Disraeli
• MICHAEL WOOD’S VIEW
• History explorer: cathedrals
• My favourite place: Jamaica
• Background­er: Saudi Arabia
• Bumper crossword
• Past notes: nativities
• Rome’s emperor honours the sun god with a gigantic temple
• Churchill gives a knock-out speech at the US senate
• “Despite the intensity and reach of the war, many of its stories have been largely forgotten”
• Questionin­g China
• In defence of Lincoln
• Do you think there is any value in re-enacting battles from the past?
• The world of the Celts
• CULTURE CLASHES
• Wars had to be won at all costs
• God was the key to victory
• A ruler’s reputation meant everything
• Emotions Kings were surprising­ly human
• RUenbrelsl­tion Disputes could spark rebellion
• Select the perfect partner
• Choose where to tie the knot
• Buy a special dress, if you can afford it
• Throw a party and then escape on honeymoon
• Rana Mitter
• Tracy Borman
• Leanda de Lisle
• Laura Ashe
• Andrew Roberts
• Dominic Sandbrook
• Alison Weir
• Peter Frankopan
• Anne Applebaum
• Nick Rennison selects this year’s best historical fiction
• Christmas reading list
• Royal representa­tions
• ALSO LOOK OUT FOR…
• BRITISH CATHEDRALS FOUR MORE PLACES TO EXPLORE
• FESTIVE FACTS
• How many unexploded Second World War bombs are yet to be removed from sites in Britain?
• George I’s Christmas pudding
• CHRISTMAS QUIZ
• QUIZ ANSWERS

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