BBC History Magazine - 2020-10-01

• It is one of the most celebrated tales of ancient history.
• Discover why Hitler’s Germany has spawned a plethora of conspiracy theories, on
• Black trailblaze­rs
• Sherlock Holmes in skirts
• Medieval genius
• Interview:
• My history hero
• Michael Wood
• New history books reviewed
• David Olusoga’s Hidden Histories
• Anniversar­ies
• Musical statues
• Coronaviru­s impact hits history sector
• Carnage unfolds on Bloody Sunday
• Nellie Bly races around the world
• When Britain’s gender politics were laid bare by Page 3 nudity
• Strange currencies
• Islands at war
• SPARTA’S LAST STAND
• The epic clashes of the Graeco-Persian Wars
• Welcome guests?
• LIFELONG TIES
• MISTRESS OF DISGUISE
• What was history’s most dangerous medicinal cure?
• Who in history survived the greatest number of assassinat­ion attempts?
• WARRIOR-EMPEROR
• TUDOR TRUMPETER
• CHAMPION OF THE DOWNTRODDE­N
• FREEDOM FIGHTER
• FATHER OF AFRICAN EMANCIPATI­ON
• COMMUNITY HEALER
• FEMINIST TRAILBLAZE­R
• “For anyone interested in the tumultuous beginnings of the house of Plantagene­t, this book is a must”
• “The debate over the decolonisa­tion of Egyptology has only just started”
• The path to power
• Biscuit nation
• Hitting a home run
• Not the whole picture
• All in the mind
• Look out for our virtual lecture series
• The marooned port town treasured by smugglers

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