BBC History Revealed brings the past to life for everyone. It’s an action-packed, image-rich magazine with zero stuffiness. Each issue has a central section that takes a closer look at one of history’s big stories, such as the Wild West or Ancient Rome, telling everything you need to know.
We also explore the lives of the truly famous, follow the great adventures of the past, taste the blood and thunder of battles, and look at how closely Hollywood blockbusters have told history. Plus, we answer questions about some of the more surprising and strange aspects of the past.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in BBC History Revealed Magazine April 2017.
Letter from the Editor
Wild for the West
Having been raised at a time when the Wild West was rarely far from the TV or our playground games, my own personal fascination with outrageous outlaws, sharp-shooting ...
Snapshots
SNAPSHOT 1929: STEEL A MOMENT Builders in London in the 1920s enjoy their sandwiches, sat atop steel girders. After World War I, there was a significant building boom in London, with old Victorian bu...
I Read the News Today
Weird and wonderful, it all happened in April 1616 DEATH OF SHAKESPEARE
GO BARD OR GO HOME
Though there are no contemporary sources describing the nature of Shakespeare’s death in 1616, the vica...
Yesterday’s Papers
On 10 April 1970, Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving The Beatles
MIRRORPIX X1, JOHN FROST NEWSPAPERS X1, GETTY X2, REX/SHUTTERSTOCK X1
“WE WEREN’T AIMING FOR THE SAME THING” PA...
What Happened Next...
The coronation of Thutmose III marked the start of his famous stepmother, Hatshepsut’s, prosperous regency
1479 BC THUTMOSE III BECOMES PHARAOH
A toddler for a king meant that Egypt needed a pow...
Graphic History
The birth of a comic book hero 1938: SUPERMAN MAKES HIS DEBUT He’s now considered the archetypal superhero, but Superman started out life as a villain. His teenage creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shust...