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En este número

IMMIGRANT EMPIRE
Did diversity power ancient Rome’s success?

How to be a medieval mother… in the words of those who were

Nine inventions that changed the world
From the printing press to the mouldboard plough

ANNIVERSARIES

DANNY BIRD highlights events that took place in April in history

5 mins

Across history, intellectual life repeatedly becomes suspect when societies fracture

A mistrust of ‘experts’ and ‘intellectuals’ has recently crystallised into US government interventions targeting academic institutions. EMILY KNOX and JOAN SCOTT share their thoughts with Danny Bird about the troubling history of anti-intellectualism

$Across history, intellectual life repeatedly becomes suspect when societies fracture1$

9 mins

Today, the defenders of the Enlightenment are in retreat

I'VE JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO VERSAILLES.

3 mins

Ancient Egyptians were prolific cat killers

Cats appear to be venerated in the art of ancient Egypt, but they were bred and raised to be sacrificed as offerings to the gods

2 mins

England's first king weaponised silver to defeat the Vikings

Æthelstan wielded both hard and soft power decisively as he sought to expand, consolidate and unite his kingdom

3 mins

A treaty transformed North American history

California became American territory just days after gold had been discovered in the Sierra Nevada foothills – and Mexico lost out

3 mins

History has been unkind to a much-maligned Roman ruler

Domitian has been painted as a tyrant, but there are good reasons to be suspicious of what we think we know

2 mins

Lavenham's fortunes declined when it failed to adapt to new methods

LAVENHAM IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-PRESERVED medieval and Tudor villages.

3 mins

England's mistress

Nell Gwyn became famous for her love affair with Charles II, and for her love of drinking, gambling and carousing. Yet, writes Sophie Shorland, this upwardly mobile celebrity was also a canny political operator who wielded substantial power in court

10+ mins

Seventy years ago, Nikita Khrushchev stood before a packed hall in central Moscow and delivered a four-hour denunciation of Josef Stalin, one that exposed mass terror and attempted to reclaim the legacy of Leninism. So what drove this extraordinarily radical move? And did the Soviet people buy Khrushchev's message?

When I was an undergraduate, a perennial exam question was ‘Did Stalin betray the revolution?’.

10+ mins

What was the most important invention in history?

Our team of historians, broadcasters and authors name the discoveries that have transformed our world over the centuries

9 mins

ROME'S PEOPLE POWER

From Romulus's open-city policy to Claudius's reforms, citizenship was used by Rome as both a reward and a weapon. And, as Shushma Malik explains, it enabled the burgeoning empire to build power and define identity

10+ mins

How medieval mothers took back control

In the Middle Ages, the bearing and raising of children defined women's lives. But as Elinor Cleghorn explains, there were women who had other ideas and boldly challenged attitudes towards motherhood

10+ mins

Why are there rumours that Lenin turned into a mushroom?

In 1917, Lenin masterminded the October Revolution and established the world’s first communist state in Russia; in 1922, he became the first head of the Soviet Union; and in 1924, he died of a stroke at the age of 53. Then, on 17 May 1991, Lenin became a mushroom.

1 mins

BLOOD AND PLUNDER

It's a tale of slavery, racism and naked imperial power. Barnaby Phillips traces the fate of the exquisite golden treasures looted by British forces from the kingdom of Asante 150 years ago

10+ mins

THE FACE FIXATION

From a Stone Age Venus and an Egyptian death mask to an unflinchingly challenging 21st-century sculpture, Fay Bound-Alberti introduces seven depictions of the face that track humanity's ever-evolving relationship with creativity, hierarchy and self-image

9 mins

A dictator's demise

RICHARD J EVANS is impressed by a meticulously researched study of the Führer's suicide and of the narratives woven around it by allies and enemies

4 mins

Dead reckoning

CANDIDA MOSS is invigorated by a scholarly exploration of ideas about sacrifice over the millennia, from early Christianity to the modern world

2 mins

Forgotten fight

What was the last battle fought in England?

1 mins

Reluctant guests

NIGEL JONES enjoys literary flourishes in a book about refugees in France during and after the Second World War, but is concerned by factual errors and imagined details

2 mins

Sex in the city

A study of the understanding and treatment of sexually transmitted disease fascinates

2 mins

Ancient Egyptian omelette

ELEANOR BARNETT whips up an eggah - a tasty dish that continues to be enjoyed in Egypt to this day

2 mins

A manmade paradise

In the 19th century, James Garth Marshall created a picture-perfect lake above Coniston Water. CHRISTOPHER DONALDSON explores how Marshall - and Beatrix Potter - shaped this Lake District landscape

2 mins

Tunis in five places

The Tunisian capital has a long, tumultuous history. picks a quintet of historic spots that speak to its storied past

3 mins

Claude Auchinleck

Churchill belatedly recognised Auchinleck's importance, saying that he was 'the greatest British general of the war'

2 mins

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History Extra Description:

Editor: Immediate-Media

Categoría: Education

Idioma: English

Frecuencia: Monthly

BBC History Magazine is Britain’s bestselling history magazine devoted to history enthusiasts of all levels of knowledge and interest. Published 13 times a year, BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world’s leading historians and journalists. Whether it is the history of our politics and institutions, or the fascinating stories of our private lives through the ages, BBC History Magazine sheds new light on the past and helps make more sense of today’s world.Covering the latest new developments in history and archaeology from Britain and around the world, the latest, most thought provoking historical research and strong links with TV and radio programming maximizing use of BBC’s existing expertise in the genre.