BBC History Magazine - 2020-10-29

• Corinne Fowler
• Laurence Rees
• How the White Ship disaster transforme­d the fortunes of medieval england
• The challenges of being a medieval English queen
• Five unique voices that bring the history of china to life
• “Raiding was a family business, with evidence of women and children as well as warriors found at Viking camps”
• Interview: Margaret MacMillan talks about her new book, which explores war’s intrinsic yet ever-changing role in history
• Explore: Merchant Adventurer­s’ Hall, York
• Michael Wood on the power of personal history
• Q&A Your history questions answered
• David Olusoga’s Hidden Histories
• New history books reviewed
• Anniversar­ies
• The gift of freedom
• Write here, write now
• Clive Emsley
• The Great Smog smothers London
• Sailors spot a mysterious ghost ship
• When Coronation Street held up a mirror to working-class Britain
• Tragedy strikes at the Tay Rail Bridge
• Reassessin­g the rebellion
• Fair and balanced?
• IMPERIAL HISTORIES
• Which artwork in history has caused the greatest outrage?
• Regency inequality
• “I’ve always been haunted by the V2 rocket, and struck by its extraordin­ary modernity”
• “The book highlights Sonya’s personal life, something often lacking in espionage biographie­s”
• “Food can be used as a fascinatin­g prism through which to explore wider themes”
• Oceans between us
• Fighting fascism
• Doctor’s orders
• Look out for our virtual lecture series
• HISTORY ON THE BOX
• Women in charge
• PRIZE CROSSWORD
• George Washington Carver

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