BBC History Magazine - 4 Sep 2025
1066
HITLER’S AFRICAN NIGHTMARE
THE TUDOR SUCCESSION DRAMA
Rome vs Carthage
FINANCIAL SCANDAL
WELCOME
THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS
THREE THINGS I’VE LEARNED THIS MONTH
1066: Who was the rightful king?
Hitler’s African nightmare
Jane Winters and John Wills on how future historians will process the tidal wave of digital records
My history hero
Diary: Things to see and do this month
Q&A
New history books reviewed
Hidden Histories
Prize crossword
Anniversaries
Letters
“Edward the Confessor hadn’t produced an heir – and that created a power vacuum”
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Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her own bodyguards
A tornado wreaks devastation on London
Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her own bodyguards
23 OCTOBER 1642
The ‘battle of Cable Street’ stymies Mosley’s fascists
16 OCTOBER 1834
Cheesed-off Nottinghamians run amok in fury
The ‘battle of Cable Street’ stymies Mosley’s fascists
13 OCTOBER 1908
“A tidal wave of digital material will overwhelm recordkeeping institutions”
“What it means to be young has shifted over time”
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An overlooked contender
Historical horsepower
A nuclear necessity?
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Network error
Moving stories
Moving stories
An overlooked contender
Fantastic beasts
WHO WAS THE RIGHTFUL KING?
WHO WAS THE RIGHTFUL KING?
THE STALINGRAD OF AFRICA
THE STALINGRAD OF AFRICA
Victory in north Africa
UFO conspiracy theorist
Did Victorians really eat ancient Egyptian mummies?
What plants were used in medieval first aid kits?
What was the first ever beer recipe, and how did it taste?
DID YOU KNOW…?
What was the Temple of Artemis?
Who was Prester John?
Were postcards the world’s first global social media?
What was Chairman Mao’s ‘mango cult’?
The making of Rome’s monster
The making of Rome’s monster
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The lie of succession
The lie of succession
Reign of terror
Reign of terror
The author challenges the misconception that in ‘the past’ it was rare to live to old age
“Do the Americas, North and South, share a common history?”
Victoria Bateman on women’s vital but unsung roles in economies throughout history
“Local spiritual needs were met by fusing religious beliefs and practices to create new faiths”
“The world of the gladiator inspires us to explore ideas of freedom and slavery, sex, honour and death”
“Economists studying history tend to focus on men, overlooking the contributions of half the population”
Fighting talk
Fighting talk
David Woodman on an enthralling account of a brutal betrayal and medieval feud
Golden years
Adapting ancient beliefs
Continental rift
Fashion queen
Fashion queen
Changing times
Hotel of hope
Cultural exchanges
Colonial connections
Life on the edge
I came, I saw, I conquered
Norse latitudes
PRIZE CROSSWORD
Out of dates?
Medieval cures
Haunted by hounds
Fake news in France
Fighting back
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