BBC History Revealed Magazine  |  May 2014
Issue 3 explores the myths and legends of the Vikings. Were they the fabled bloodthirsty heathens, raping and pillaging wherever they went, or were they actually pioneering traders and intrepid explorers?
Also this issue:
Stalingrad: the worst battle ever fought?
The King's Speech: the real story
American Civil War: incredible photographs from 150 years ago
The 10 Strangest Fads in History
On the Road with Jack Kerouac
Símon Bolívar: South America's great liberator
The Jacobite Risings
Pre-Roman Britain
Q&A and loads more
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in BBC History Revealed Magazine May 2014.