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THINGS WE LEARNED THIS MONTH...

RECENT HISTORY HEADLINES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE

Objects conservator at the Royal Armouries, Leeds

MEET THE PEOPLE BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE

The Newport Rising

ANNIVERSARIES THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

A LOOK BACK AT THREE OTHER EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN NOVEMBER THROUGHOUT HISTORY

PARANORMAL COLD CASE

INVESTIGATING HISTORY’S MOST SPINE-CHILLING ENCOUNTERS

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YOUR BRIEF EXPLAINER TO HISTORY’S HOT TOPICS

Alfred the Great’s battles with the Vikings

THE LIVES OF HISTORY’S MOST FAMOUS FIGURES

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THIS MONTH’S BEST HISTORICAL READS AND LISTENS

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The Swift and the Harrier

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Minette Walters is one of the world’s bestselling

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THE WARS THAT DIVIDED A NATION

Kings were made, undone, and made again as the red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York fought for the English throne

THE SPLIT OF THE PLANTAGENETS

And you thought your family drama was complicated

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WARS OF THE ROSES

Lauren Johnson answers key questions about the 15th-century clashes between the houses of Lancaster and York

THE HOUSES OF LANCASTER AND YORK

FIVE THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT

FRATERNAL FRICTION

King Edward IV and his younger brothers, George and Richard, were supposed to be united against the Lancastrian cause. But the three Yorkist siblings were ultimately divided by intense jealously, distrust and delusion

WARWICK ‘THE KINGMAKER’

An arbiter of English politics, Richard Neville’s double-dealing ultimately led to his downfall

PEACEMAKERS, PLOTTERS AND SURVIVORS

Men may have frequently ended up centre stage, but some of the major players in the Wars of the Roses were women

THE BATTLES THAT SHAPED THE WARS OF THE ROSES

PLEASE NOTE THAT BATTLE FIGURES VARY A GREAT DEAL DEPENDING ON THEIR SOURCE

RICHARD III’S LAST STAND

Along with Hastings, Culloden and Waterloo – to name a few – the battle of Bosworth ranks as one of the most famous clashes in British history. Fought on 22 August 1485, it heralded the fall of Richard III, the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the birth of the Tudor age

5 GREATEST MYSTERIES

BEHIND THE WARS OF THE ROSES

THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER

The disappearance of Edward V and his younger brother, Richard, remains one of British history’s most enduring mysteries

BIRTH OF THE TUDORS

The wars between York and Lancaster ended with a uniting of the roses and a new royal dynasty

YOUNG GUNS

That many women took on new roles in munitions factories during World War I is well-known, but what is surprising, says author Lou Kuenzler, is just how young many of these workers were – and how challenging the conditions in which they toiled would be

10 QUOTATIONS THAT DEFINED THE 20th CENTURY

Words have the power to alter the course of history. They can harden the resolve of an entire nation or people, encapsulate the ideals of a movement, and evoke joy – or provoke anger – long after they have been said. To mark the 100th issue of BBC History Revealed, historian Dr Seán Lang explores 10 impactful quotations of the last century

WHAT IF... THE WHITE SHIP HADN’T SUNK?

Jonny Wilkes talks to historian and author  Dr  Catherine  Hanley  about how one tragic accident at sea had far-reaching consequences for the monarchy and royal dynasties of the 12th century and beyond