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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in BBC History Revealed Magazine March 2017.
Letter from the Editor
Hungry for history
The idea that King Arthur might have once been alive and kicking here in England, with his own hopes, ambitions and desires, has been a fascinating notion for well over a tho...
Snapshots
1943 PICK YOUR BATTLES
SNAPSHOT
On the beautiful island of St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, British soldiers help to harvest da odils. During World War II, over 1,000 troops were stationed there as ...
I Read the News Today
BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS
1918 ’BIG BERTHA’ BOMBS PARIS
The Paris Gun, mistakenly identified asthe notorious ’Big Bertha’ by French citizens, begins its five-month siege of Paris - from 75 m...
Yesterday’s Papers
YESTERDAY’S PAPERS
JOHN FROST NEWSPAPERS X1, GETTY X1, REX/SHUTTERSTOCK X1
LONG TIME COMING
Stocks of coal had been built up in the years leading up to 1984. This suggests that ...
Graphic History
1917 DEATH OF COUNT VON ZEPPELIN
The fire started while the Hindenburg was descending to dock with its mooring mast
INFOGRAPHIC: ESTHER CURTIS, GETTY
When Ferdinand von Zeppelin passed a...
What Happened Next...
1660 LONG PARLIAMENT DISSOLVES ITSELF
After 20 years, the Long Parliament is abolished so that the Restoration can begin in earnest
The Palace of Westminster was heating up. The men Tinside the...