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BBC History Revealed Magazine
October 2017
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Editor’s Letter
Who were the Vikings?
For many of us, the Vikings were a bunch of
TIME CAPSULE
Snapshots
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I Read the News Today
Weird and wonderful, it all happened in October
Yesterday’s Papers
On 21 October 1966, a man-made disaster in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan claims a generation of village children
Graphic History
How a rail service steamed to fame
What Happened Next…
Using the innovative new ‘Vitaphone’ system, sound-on-disc comes to life
The Extraordinary Tale of…
Edgar Ætheling, a reluctant teenage boy thrust into the top job after the Battle of Hastings
FEATURES
Viking Attack
Ryan Lavelle uncovers the story of Vikings in Britain, and how a Danish prince came to take the Anglo-Saxon crown
Russian Roulette
As the curtain fell on World War I, Giles Milton uncovers the British spies who attempted to bring down the West’s newest enemy: Lenin
Top Ten: Food That Changed the World
Those who suffer from ‘hangriness’ will be aware of the power that food can have over us, but these examples take the biscuit…
Great Adventures: The Pan-American Highway
Pat Kinsella traces the tortured tyre tracks of a trio of adventurers on the Richardson Pan-American Highway Expedition, as they adventure south from Detroit to Cape Horn The German attack in the Ardennes in December 1944 caught the Americans by surprise and caused a major ‘bulge’ in the front line. Julian Humphrys tells the story
Battlefield: Bulge
The German attack in the Ardennes in December 1944 caught the Americans by surprise and caused a major ‘bulge’ in the front line. Julian Humphrys tells the story
The History Makers: Elizabeth Woodville
The marriage of a Lancastrian widow to a Yorkist king left the country reeling, and was one that ended – perhaps inevitably – in tragedy. Lottie Goldfinch explains
In Pictures: Atomic Age
As Earth teetered on the brink of nuclear war, Americans still managed to see the fun side of the A-Bomb
Luther’s Reformation
It took just one monk to bring down the most powerful institution in Medieval Europe. Alicea Francis tells the story of the man who dared defy the Catholic Church 500 years ago this month
Q&A
Ask the Experts
Bracelets and pendants containing mechanical clocks were worn as jewellery
In a Nutshell
Lottie Goldfinch explains why the ancient empire waned
How Did They Do That?
The mystery of the prehistoric site continues to capture the world’s imagination
HERE & NOW
On our Radar
Soul of a Nation: Art in the age of Black
Britain’s Treasures
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