2
Menu
Home
50% OFF Special Issues
My Library
My Account
Pocketmags Plus+
Title A-Z
Category A-Z
Best Selling Magazines
Latest Offers
Gift Vouchers
Activate a Subscription
Blog
Help & Support
CA
0
Basket
My Account
My Library
Login
Plus+
BEST SELLERS
OFFERS
Hobby & Craft
Aviation & Transport
Leisure
General Knowledge
Sport
SITE SETTINGS
GBP - £
USD - $
AUD - $
CAD - $
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
LIGHT MODE
DARK MODE
Categories
Art & Photography
Art
Design
Architecture
Photography
Aviation & Transport
Motorbikes
Flying & Aviation
Automotive
Railways
Family and Home
Kids
Parenting
Pets
Food
DIY
Gardening & Lawn Care
Property
Home Decor
Food and Drink
Cooking & Baking
Drink
Vegetarian & Vegan
Gluten Free & Special Diets
General Knowledge
History & Facts
Astrology
Education & Literary
Spiritual & Religion
Trade & Professional
National & Regional
Books
News & Current Affairs
Health & Fitness
Medical
Running
Women's Health & Exercise
Men's Health & Exercise
Weight Loss & Diet
Spirituality & Wellbeing
Hobby & Craft
Collecting
RC Cars & Vehicles
Scale Modelling
Sewing & Knitting
Woodworking
Arts & Crafts
Leisure Interest
Travel
Sailing
Poker & Gambling
RV & Caravan
Camping and Outdoor
Movie & Television
Tattoo
Horse & Equestrian
Animal
Men's Interest
Fashion
Gay
Movie & Television
Men's Health & Exercise
Motorbikes
Automotive
Soccer
Fishing & Angling
Gaming
Gadgets
Newspapers
All
Music
Classical
Heavy Metal
Alternative
Rock
Pop
Practical & Playing
Hi-Fi
Sport
Soccer
Cycling
Rugby
Cricket & Golf
Football Programmes
Angling & Fishing
Guns & Archery
Boxing & MMA
Equestrian
Other
Boards & Watersports
Running & Atheltics
Racing
Ski & Snowmobile
Outdoor & Adventure
Tech & Gaming
Apple
Gaming
Internet
Gadgets
PC
Mobile
Trade & Professional
Finance & Money
Building & Architecture
Military & Defense
Education & Teaching
Media
Retail News
Farming & Agriculture
Catering
Business
Transport
Politics
Travel
Women's Interest
Hairstyles
Celebrity Gossip
Bridal & Wedding
Lifestyle
Healthy Food & Diet
Fitness
SITE SETTINGS
GBP - £
USD - $
AUD - $
CAD - $
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
EUR - €
LIGHT MODE
DARK MODE
Digital Subscriptions
>
BBC History Magazine
>
Jan-22
>
NEXT MONTH
You are currently viewing the Canada version of the site.
Would you like to switch to your local site?
Home
50% OFF Special Issues
My Library
My Account
Pocketmags Plus+
Title A-Z
Category A-Z
Best Selling Magazines
Latest Offers
Gift Vouchers
Activate a Subscription
Blog
Help & Support
Read on any device
Safe & Secure Ordering
LESS THAN 1 MIN READ TIME
NEXT MONTH
The greatest monarch?
Unlock this article and thousands more for just
99p
Get unlimited access to 650+ titles
30 day trial, then just $13.99 p/ month.
One per customer. Cancel anytime.
Learn more
Unlock this article and much more with
You can enjoy:
Enjoy this edition in full
Instant access to 600+ titles
Thousands of back issues
No contract or commitment
Try for $1.39
SUBSCRIBE NOW
30 day trial, then just $13.99 / month. Cancel anytime. New subscribers only.
Learn more
More Options:
SUBSCRIBER LOGIN
|
PRINT OFFERS
|
DIGITAL OFFERS
|
DIGITAL BACK ISSUES
SUBSCRIBER LOGIN
PRINT OFFERS
DIGITAL OFFERS
DIGITAL BACK ISSUES
This article is from...
BBC History Magazine
Jan-22
VIEW IN STORE
Other Articles in this Issue
In This Issue
WELCOME
JANUARY 2022
EVERY MONTH
Treasure trove
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY NEWS COMMENT ANNIVERSARIES TRUSTEES
Attention to detail
A new Beatles documentary prompted Twitter users to ask whether other histories could benefit from adopting its focus on small human details. ANNA WHITELOCK followed the debate
Nazis were “inspired by top British schools”
Pupils at a Nazi-run school in Germany, c1941.
HISTORY IN THE NEWS
A selection of the stories hitting the history headlines
MICHAEL WOOD ON…
THE FUTURE OF THE PARTHENON SCULPTURES
Pride and Prejudice is published
Jane Austen’s masterpiece finally reaches the booksellers’ shelves
Henry VIII meets his bride-to-be, Anne of Cleves
The rambunctious king discovers a fatal incompatibility
A monk tackles the gladiators
Telemachus intervenes in an attempt to halt Rome’s bloody public games
Tosca premieres in Rome
Puccini’s dramatic opera wows the audience – despite threats from anarchists
“Bloody Sunday was a defining moment in the Troubles. As well as generating huge emotion, it also screamed a political challenge”
As we approach the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, DIARMAID FERRITER speaks to Rhiannon Davies about the destructive legacy of the events of 30 January 1972
A tragic end
Readers who wish to learn more about the
LETTERS
A contemporary portrait of Olaudah Equiano, whose faith
Q&A
As election of historical conundrums answered by experts
DID YOU KNOW…?
When bunnies beat Boney Napoleon Bonaparte was once
BOOKS
WOMEN BRIDGEMAN/CHRISTIAN JUNGEBLODT/ALAMY “Generations of Rothschild women claimed
“The suppression of the Demerara uprising is a stain on British history”
THOMAS HARDING speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about his new account of a rebellion of enslaved people in 1823, which elicited a brutal response from the colonial authorities
Battle of wills
MARK WHITE commends a wide-ranging investigation into the psychological dimensions of the Cold War and the crucial role fear played in shaping American and Soviet strategies
AUTHORS ON THE PODCAST
Islam Issa on Shakespeare’s complex relationship with the Confederacy
Fight for a nation
COSTAS DOUZINAS on a study of the revolution by which Greece freed itself from the Ottoman empire and was transformed into a self-ruling nation state
Looting history
DAVID OLUSOGA praises a stark exploration of the bloodsoaked British raid that plundered the treasures of Benin
YOU RECOMMEND
We asked our Twitter followers which books they would recommend for people whose new year’s resolution is to learn more about history…
Leading ladies
SARAH CROOK enjoys an introduction to the women of the Rothschild family that reveals how they overcame patriarchal ideas and anti-Semitic attitudes to help secure the family’s future
Out of the shadows
Spymaster: The Man Who Saved MI6 by Helen
Hunting monsters
HELEN FRY Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the
ALSO ON THE BOOKSHELF
TRUE CRIME The Dublin Railway Murder by Thomas
ENCOUNTERS
DIARY: VISIT / WATCH / LISTEN / TASTE By Jonathan Wright, Samantha Nott and Rhiannon Davies 94 EXPLORE… Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
“The show captures the excitement of archaeology – we see those authentic moments of discovery”
The anatomist and anthropologist ALICE ROBERTS (left) looks back on more than a decade of presenting the BBC’s flagship archaeology series Digging For Britain, and reveals what surprises the latest shows have in store
HISTORY COOKBOOK
TASTE Norfolk plough pudding This pork-filled suet pastry
Rich in royal history
Burgeoning from an Anglo-Saxon manor house into a magnificent Tudor residence, Sudeley Castle hosted successive monarchs before being ravaged during the Civil War. CLEMENTINE BERESFORD explores the evocative ruins and rich royal history of this hidden gem in the Cotswolds
PRIZE CROSSWORD
Across 7 Members of Jewish sect that died
The Golden Age of Piracy
Here’s a selection of the exciting content that’s coming up on our website historyextra.com
Edward Jenner
1749–1823
FEATURES
Queen of spies
Victoria controlled an extensive network of intelligence sources that fed explosive revelations to the British government – or direct to her. Rory Cormac and Richard J Aldrich investigate her adventures in espionage
THE DOWNFALL OF THE QUEEN’S 007
How Vicky’s battle of wits with Bismarck ended in failure for the British agent
A KING OF FIRE AND LIGHT
French ruler Louis IX was a Catholic hero and a vicious anti-Semite, a patron of exquisite art and a fervent burner of books. Matthew Gabriele and David M Perry consider the tangled legacy of a man who embodies both the horrors and beauty of medieval Europe
1921 A BRAVE NEW WORLD?
Could a nation traumatised by war truly let its hair down and embrace the possibilities of peace? With the 1921 census of England and Wales due to be released this month, SARAH HELL AWELL takes Britain’s temperature at the dawn of the “roaring” twenties
The BBC begins
A century ago, a group of idealistic radio pioneers launched one of Britain’s most famous institutions: the BBC. In the first instalment of our new 13-part series charting how the corporation shaped the nation, DAVID HENDY looks back at its earliest days
The microphone that struck fear into the hearts of seasoned performers
Negative feedback Arthur Burrows at the “Magnetophone”, 1922.
Enemies of the state
From William Wallace to Lord Haw-Haw, over the past seven centuries the authorities have repeatedly sought to secure treason convictions against people accused of betraying the nation. Mark Cornwall examines what 10 high-profile treason cases can tell us about the evolving relationship between individual rights and the power of the state
1 William Wallace’s watershed case
The Scot’s trial proved there was little to prevent kings from using treason laws to pursue vendettas
2 The talk of the Tower
Words, not deeds, sent Thomas More to the block in 1535
3 The making of a martyr
In 1581, the Jesuit priest Edmund Campion denied that Catholicism equalled treason. The authorities disagreed
4 Guy Fawkes’ “greatest treason”
The gunpowder plot was cast as the ultimate act of Catholic treachery
5 A king at war with his people
To secure the conviction of Charles I, his accusers had to turn to the ancient traditions of Roman law
6 Rough justice for a regicide’s wife
The fate of Alice Lisle in 1685 shone a harsh light on biased, bullying judges
7 Revolutionary jitters
In 1794, the government – spooked by turmoil in France – embarked on an ill-fated attempt to prosecute a political radical
8 Dying for Ireland
The trial of Roger Casement, hanged in 1916 for seeking German aid, raised the issue of citizens with divided loyalties
9 Haw-Haw’s fatal lies
A passport proved crucial in sending Nazi propagandist William Joyce to the gallows
10 The era of the traitor-spy
The Cold War saw the emergence of a new security threat, headed by Britons working for the Soviet Union
The Cultural Revolution
Kim Gordon (front) in Beijing in the mid-1960s,
Emily Soldene Actress, writer, rebel
As the darling of London’s opera scene, and then as a journalist printing scandalous revelations about the cream of society, Emily Soldene thrived in the limelight. HELEN BATTEN explains why this trendsetting, rule-breaking, genre-hopping Victorian celebrity deserves to take centre stage once more
ADVERTISEMENT
WAR THUNDER
WARTHUNDER.COM/TANKS
buysubscriptions
www.buysubscriptions.com/WarInTheAir
THE ROYAL MINT
royalmint.com/snowman
helpfulbooks
www.helpfulbooks.co.uk/privacynotice
languages-direct
www.languages-direct.com/HIST122
historyextra
historyextra.com/podcast
HiSTORY MAGAZINE
buysubscriptions
buysubscriptions.com/JS22SP
historyextra
historyextra.com/events
buysubscription
www.buysubscription.com/HRHA22
buysubscriptions
buysubscriptions.com/GIH22
HURTIGRUTEN
hurtigruten.co.uk
Basket -
0 items
Your basket is currently empty.
Continue Shopping
Basket Total:
$
0.00
 Earning
0
Loyalty Points
Each Point is worth 1 penny or unit of currency and can be redeemed against future purchases here at Pocketmags.com
Got a discount code? Add it in the next step.
Checkout Securely
Continue Shopping
Or, read for just
$1.39
with
You can enjoy:
The issue in your basket
Instant access to 600+ titles
Thousands of back issues
30 days for just $1.39
TRY PLUS+ FOR $1.39
30 days access, then just $13.99 / month. Cancel anytime. New subscribers only.
Learn more
Chat
X
Pocketmags Support
Contact Us
Use the form below, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Send a copy of chat messages
Send Message
Message Sent
Many thanks for your enquiry.
One of our support staff will get back to you soon.
Start New Chat
Close Chat
Error In sending Email
We could not send your ticket at this time, please try again later
Start New Chat
Close Chat