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The Fight For Black America
BBC History Magazine

The Fight For Black America

Characterising Black Power as the civil rights movement’s ‘evil twin’ masks its considerable achievements over the past 50 years

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Christmas 2016
Expertise Is Not Just A Man In A Suit Anymore
BBC History Magazine

Expertise Is Not Just A Man In A Suit Anymore

What is it like to be a female historian in the 21st century? Ellie cawthorne spoke to four leading academics about internet trolls, juggling work and family, and their plans to shake up the study of history.

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April 2017
Are We Witnessing A ‘Post-Truth' Nadir In Media Influence?
BBC History Magazine

Are We Witnessing A ‘Post-Truth' Nadir In Media Influence?

The issue of ‘fake news’ has barely been out of the news in recent weeks. With this in mind, we asked two historians to offer their perspectives on the ‘post-truth’ era and explore the rocky relationship between politicians and the press

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March 2017
New Zealand Makes Suffrage History
BBC History Magazine

New Zealand Makes Suffrage History

Twenty years of campaigning sees New Zealand women given the right to vote, to the dismay of many men

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September 2017
The US Constitution Is Signed
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The US Constitution Is Signed

Thirty-nine men put pen to paper in Philadelphia

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September 2017
Have High-Rises Ever Been The Answer To Our Housing Woes?
BBC History Magazine

Have High-Rises Ever Been The Answer To Our Housing Woes?

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, we asked two experts to offer their perspectives on the impact of multi-storey public housing on Britain’s social landscape since the Second World War

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4 mins  |
September 2017
Primo Levi 1919 - 87
BBC History Magazine

Primo Levi 1919 - 87

Television presenter Nick Hewer chooses.

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September 2017
Florence, Italy
BBC History Magazine

Florence, Italy

For the latest in our historical holiday series, Joanne explores Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance

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September 2017
A Nerveless Nazi-Killer
BBC History Magazine

A Nerveless Nazi-Killer

As part of our occasional series pro ling remarkable yet unheralded characters from history, Gavin Mortimer introduces Johnny Hopper, the British lone-wolf ghter who embarked on a campaign of violence that made him one of the most wanted men in Nazi-occupied France

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September 2017
On The Warpath
BBC History Magazine

On The Warpath

MILES RUSSELL enjoys a richly descriptive work following Caesar’s path to victory over the Gauls

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September 2017
The Making Of A Military Genius
BBC History Magazine

The Making Of A Military Genius

In just two years, Oliver Cromwell made the journey from little-known MP with no experience of armed combat to brilliant, battle-winning leader. Martyn Bennett reveals how a military novice became one of British history’s greatest warriors.

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February 2017
Why Is Sex Such An Explosive Issue In The Corridors Of Power?
BBC History Magazine

Why Is Sex Such An Explosive Issue In The Corridors Of Power?

Recent months have seen Westminster rocked by allegations of sexual impropriety by male politicians. We asked two historians for their perspective on why sex scandals have dogged the British establishment for the past two centuries.

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January 2018
“We Live In A Time Of Growing Calls To Right The Wrongs Of The Past”
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“We Live In A Time Of Growing Calls To Right The Wrongs Of The Past”

Can we ever apologise meaningfully for deeds done by others in the past? Can we right the wrongs of history? And what about reparations? Accepting moral guilt is one thing, materially making amends is quite another.

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January 2018
Marrakech, Morocco
BBC History Magazine

Marrakech, Morocco

For the latest in our historical holiday series, Sarah takes in the sights, sounds and smells of Morocco’s former imperial capital.

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3 mins  |
January 2018
On The Money
BBC History Magazine

On The Money

CATHERINE R SCHENK admires a long but successful distillation of the Bank of England’s complicated 320-year history.

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2 mins  |
January 2018
Boston Rebels Dump Tea Into The Sea
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Boston Rebels Dump Tea Into The Sea

Britain and its American colonies come to blows over a controversial tax.

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December 2017
Mary Wollstonecraft 1759–97
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Mary Wollstonecraft 1759–97

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour party, chooses.

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December 2017