Está viendo la página Spain versión del sitio.
Le gustaría cambiar a su sitio local?
1 MIN TIEMPO DE LECTURA

Photo Finish

FOX PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES

Wally’s barbers in Soho remains defiant after heavy bombing during the Blitz blows out its windows. From 7 September 1940, London was bombed for 57 consecutive days and nights; regular air raids continued until May 1941, with other major towns and cities across Britain also targeted. More than 43,500 citizens were killed during the nine months of terror.

Desbloquea este artículo y mucho más con
Puedes disfrutar:
Disfrute de esta edición al completo
Acceso instantáneo a más de 600 títulos
Miles de números atrasados
Sin contrato ni compromiso
Inténtalo €1.09
SUSCRÍBETE AHORA
30 días de acceso, luego sólo €11,99 / mes. Cancelación en cualquier momento. Sólo para nuevos abonados.


Más información
Pocketmags Plus
Pocketmags Plus

Este artículo es de...


View Issues
BBC History Revealed Magazine
March 2019
VER EN TIENDA

Otros artículos de este número


Editor’s Letter
The killer king and the lost boys
The millions of people who visit the Tower of London
CONTRIBUTORS
Taking a break from her Henry VI biography, the historian
REWIND
Snapshots
Constables at the police training centre in Hendon are being
History in the News
Genocide of indigenous peoples in America led to the ‘Little
Time Piece
A look at everyday objects from the past
FRAGMENTS OF UNKNOWN MERLIN STORY UNEARTHED
New tales of the Arthurian wizard were found inside a Bristol library book
History in Colour
Colourised photographs that bring the past to life
Your History
The distinguished broadcaster and historian talks to us about the loss of the railways, the bravery of a World War II nurse and the Duke of Wellington’s failings
Yesterday’s Papers
She was a trailblazer of modern nursing, but the lady with the lamp’s light finally went out
This Month In... 1944
Under cover of darkness, 76 men crawled to freedom from a Nazi POW camp. But their story would have a tragic conclusion
Time Capsule: 1805
Snapshots of the world from one year in the past
Graphic History
The quintessential tortured artist was only propelled to worldwide fame after his tragic death
FEATURES
Agrippina the Younger
Agrippina the Younger is often defined by her male relatives, but, as Emma Southon argues, the matriarch, wife – and murderer – made her name in her own right
The photos of Don McCullin
Ahead of a major exhibition of his work, Don McCullin, arguably the world’s greatest living photographer, spoke to us about his ground-breaking six-decade career
War of the Currents
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla – brilliant inventors and industrialists who battled in the early days of electricity to power humankind into the 20th century and beyond. Jonny Wilkes gives the war report
Sugar, success and slaves
Simon Taylor became one of the wealthiest slaveholders in the British Empire. While such men are often deliberately forgotten, Christer Petley explores the uncomfortable success that came from slavery
Princes in the Tower
Two young princes – one of them the new king – vanished from the Tower of London, never to be seen again. Lauren Johnson picks through the clues of this most enduring of mysteries
Top 10: Cats in history
Our pick of history’s record-breaking and most fearless felines – the indisputable leaders of the gang
Shannon v Chesapeake
The Royal Navy needed a victory to boost flagging morale, and in a brief, violent battle, it got one. Julian Humphrys tells the story of how HMS Shannon captured USS Chesapeake in less than quarter of an hour
Q&A
Ask the Experts
TO THE COLO-SEA-UM As well as being the mightiest amphitheatre
ON OUR RADAR
What’s On
A guide to what’s happening in the world of history over the coming weeks
Britain’s Treasures
Step back in time in this immaculately preserved village, whose period charm and imposing abbey have made it a star of the silver screen
Books
More than 30 years on, the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Postcards from the Past
Send your historical landmark pics to photos@historyrevealed.com message us on
EVERY ISSUE
Letters
Get in touch – share your opinions on history and our magazine
Chat
X
Soporte Pocketmags