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BBC History Magazine May 2023 Back Issue

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35 Reviews   •  English   •   General Interest (History & Knowledge)
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Masters of ceremonies
From Henry III to Elizabeth II, Alice Hunt looks at how monarchs have used coronations and other ceremonies to enhance their power

Life behind the Iron Curtain
Katja Hoyer argues that East Germany could be a place of opportunity as well as oppression

Medieval food fight
Aristocrats in the Middle Ages used banquets to amplify their influence and status, writes Charlotte Palmer
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May 2023 Masters of ceremonies From Henry III to Elizabeth II, Alice Hunt looks at how monarchs have used coronations and other ceremonies to enhance their power Life behind the Iron Curtain Katja Hoyer argues that East Germany could be a place of opportunity as well as oppression Medieval food fight Aristocrats in the Middle Ages used banquets to amplify their influence and status, writes Charlotte Palmer


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BBC History Magazine  |  May 2023  


Masters of ceremonies
From Henry III to Elizabeth II, Alice Hunt looks at how monarchs have used coronations and other ceremonies to enhance their power

Life behind the Iron Curtain
Katja Hoyer argues that East Germany could be a place of opportunity as well as oppression

Medieval food fight
Aristocrats in the Middle Ages used banquets to amplify their influence and status, writes Charlotte Palmer
read more read less

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