BBC History UK - August 2023
BBC History UK - August 2023
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In this issue
Pax Romana
Tom Holland explains how the Roman empire maintained the peace across its rapidly developing realms – through the threat of lethal force.
Fighting for freedom
Rhiannon Davies highlights five milestones in the history of the US civil rights movement.
PEACE! (AT THE POINT OF A SWORD)
Pax Romana brought stability and prosperity to Rome's vast empire. Yet, writes Tom Holland, behind the dazzling new cities and teeming sea lanes lay the threat of lethal, irresistible violence
9 mins
How Britain Fell In Love With The NHS
Since its faltering launch in 1948, the National Health Service has become a cherished part of British society. Andrew Seaton explains how it attained that status
10+ mins
THE KING OF FOLLY
In 1323, Roger Mortimer pulled off an audacious escape from the Tower of London before ejecting Edward II from the English throne. But, writes Paul Dryburgh, the rebel baron's designs on power were undone by his own big head
8 mins
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
The civil rights movement saw hundreds of thousands of Americans rallying to the cause of racial equality. Rhiannon Davies has spoken to several historians of the campaign for a new podcast series. Here she revisits five key moments in the struggle
10+ mins
Sidi Mubarak Bombay Unsung African adventurer
Stolen from his village as a boy, enslaved and trafficked to a distant land, the intrepid and big-hearted Sidi Mubarak Bombay returned to travel across his home continent on pioneering expeditions. CANDICE MILLARD introduces a little-known but exceptional explorer
5 mins
Why we're still living in the age of the witch hunt
The gruesome mass executions of the early modern era may have abated, but that doesn't mean the persecution of so-called witches has come to an end
10 mins
"The idea that political projects such as nation-making can ever be totally successful is a misconception"
Joya Chatterji talks to Matt Elton about her book charting the tumultuous course of south Asia's 20th-century, including the violence that followed the creation of three new countries after the withdrawal of the British empire
10+ mins
Best defence
JON WILSON is swept up by a look at how diverse peoples worldwide reacted to British efforts to trade with, conquer, colonise and dominate their homelands
5 mins
America rediscovered
CAROLINE DODDS PENNOCK acclaims an insightful exploration of the history of North America's Indigenous peoples since the era of European colonisation
2 mins
City on the brink of battle
Hidden away in an unassuming shopping centre lies a doorway to the distant past. EMILY BRIFFETT steps back in time to discover the contested world of Anglo-Saxon Winchester
2 mins
BBC History UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Immediate Media
Category: Education
Language: English
Frequency: 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.
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