In Pics: History in Colour
Regular History Revealed contributors Dan Jones and Marina Amaral offer us a fresh glimpse of the past – by colourising some of history’s most influential black and white photos
The Colour of Time (Head of Zeus, 2018), is out in hardback now – and you can see more colourised images from Marina every issue on page 16.
THE MARCH OF PROGRESS
The mid-19th century was marked by war, expansion and innovation
THE GREAT EXHIBITION
A celebration of plunder and wonder, this grand show exhibited 100,000 objects from around the world, including casts of Abu Simbel in Egypt.
THE SS GREAT EASTERN
Isambard Kingdom Brunel died weeks after his largest ship’s maiden voyage. It succeeded in laying telegraph cables across the Atlantic.