BBC History Magazine - 30 Okt 2025
The woman who Tudors saved the
JULIUS CAESAR’S HELLRAISING YOUTH
Hitler’s propaganda war
The triumph of Joan of Arc
SURVIVING FRANCO
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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS
THREE THINGS I’VE LEARNED THIS MONTH
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Margaret Beaufort: schemer or opportunist?
The US ‘voodoo’ scare
The Bayeux tapestries?
Young Caesar
The Nazis’ war of words
Work, worship and words
Spain’s miracle
Interview: Janina Ramirez on how women’s stories were used to forge national identities in Europe
My history hero
Historians debate whether AI will prove to be good or bad for the study of history
Explore: Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, North Yorkshire
Diary: Things to see and do this month
Michael Wood on the astonishing art of the Picts
Recipe: Elizabethan pear conserve
Q&A
New history books reviewed
Hidden Histories
Prize crossword
Anniversaries
Letters
“It has become fashionable to portray Margaret as a Machiavellian mother”
Is the advance of AI good or bad for history?
“We must experiment thoughtfully, push back critically, and make the case that slow, humanistic thinking still matters”
“The best results come when humans work alongside machinegenerated intuitions”
“Fake ‘historical’ images and texts are already circulating and, with evergreater sophistication, they will become harder to spot”
The Book of Kells is a masterwork of medieval calligraphy and painting
Michael Wood is professor of
The rightful king
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Margaret Beaufort Schemer or opportunist?
Women behind the Wars of the Roses
Mother-in-law from hell?
Spain’s miracle
Spain’s miracle
SURVIVING FRANCO
A SYMBOL OF RECONCILIATION
Spain’s great crisis
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Could someone have really been hanged for stealing a sheep in the 19th century?
What are the historical origins of ‘kayfabe’ in wrestling?
Q&A
Why are important people known as ‘bigwigs’?
DID YOU KNOW…?
Who were knocker-uppers?
Why are some train stations named after famous battles?
Was Edward the Confessor responsible for the Norman conquest?
He came, he saw… he crucified pirates
Death of a dictator
HISTORY EXTRA ACADEMY
The Nazis’ war of words
FEMALE GAZE
FIGHTING TALK
ANTISEMITIC ART
AMIABLE OCCUPATION
OUR DOCTORS SAVE LIVES. SO CAN YOUR WILL.
One of the intriguing points that emerges is the highly personal nature of political interactions
Janina Ramirez on the ways menhave co-opted women’s stories to shape national identities
“There’s something about Sparta that brings out the best and the worst in historians”
“We discover why some feared the bubble would burst, and their forlorn efforts to forestall it”
“Women are entirely excluded from nation-building, yet the ultimate emblem of the nation is a woman”
Royals, radicals and rebels
Royals, radicals and rebels
Revolutionary France Content producer Danny Bird picks episodes of the HistoryExtra podcast about this tumultuous period in French history
The execution of policy
Beyond the mirage
Passing interest
In service of a dictator
A global crash
Battle of wits
Battle of wits
Colonial legacy
EXHIBITIONS
Political assassination
Shared space
Screen icon
A stage of life
PRIZE CROSSWORD
Santa Claus vs Father Christmas
Monsters of the deep Prema Arasu reveals the historical origins of five terrifying sea creatures
Jane Austen’s Regency bias
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