WOMEN HAD RULED IN ROME?

Welcome

A third century mosaic of two gladiators leaping

Defining Moments

© Alamy 14-15 January 1972 QUEEN MARGRETHE II

BATTLE OF KLUSHINO

MUSCOVY, 4 JULY 1610

TREASURES FROM THE TOMB

In 1922 Howard Carter made one of the world’s most famous archaeological discoveries: the final resting place of a young pharaoh

REVIEWS

The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD

Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

PANETTONE

A TIMELESS FESTIVE DELIGHT, ITALY, C.15TH CENTURY – PRESENT

Key Events

672 CE BYZANTINE FIRE The Byzantine Empire uses

MUNITIONS FACTORY

United Kingdom 1914-18

MUSKETEER

The Netherlands c.1608

GOLD-INLAID COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER

Opulence and gunpowder come together in a deadly work of art USA, c.1853

FAMOUS GUNSLINGERS

Introducing ten of the baddest, meanest and quickest draws in the Old West

THE ORIGINS OF GUNPOWDER

Professor Peter A Lorge explores China’s experimentation with gunpowder and its evolution into a weapon of war

FIREARMS & ARMOURIES MUSEUMS

These museums house some of the world’s finest collections of firearms and related artefacts

REAL HISTORY OF THE GLADIATORS

Brutal reality of Rome’s most famous bloodsport uncovered

FIGHTING FOR RECOGNITION

The 50-year battle for seven African American heroes to receive the Medal of Honor

AMERICA GOT SOUL

How soul music grew into one of America’s most powerful artforms

RISE OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

In the 18th and 19th centuries dark shadowy figures prowled Britain’s graveyards seeking fresh bodies for the country’s anatomy tables

Royal Lineage

Historian Robert Bartlett reveals how royal dynasties shaped the politics of medieval Europe

HISTORY OF COMPUTING

A BRIEF TIMELINE OF THE EVENTS THAT CREATED THE DIGITAL WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY

DOES CHAMBERLAIN DESERVE SOME SYMPATHY?

Novelist Robert Harris and director Christian Schwochow discuss their new film about the 1938 Munich Agreement and plead the case for British PM Neville Chamberlain