ART OF THE GOLDEN AGE

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HILLARY AND NORGAY REACH EVEREST’S SUMMIT

29 May 1953

SCHOOL SEGREGATION OUTLAWED IN USA

17 May 1954

BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE

CHANCELLORSVILLE, USA, 27 APRIL – 6 MAY 1863

ARGENTINA HAD WON THE FALKLANDS WAR?

Margaret Thatcher gambled on direct military action. But an Argentine victory could have left both her and Britain’s reputation in tatters

LEGION LIFE

A new exhibition at the British Museum explores what everyday life was like in the Roman army

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

SOUSED HERRING

A TRADITIONAL DUTCH PICKLED HERRING RECIPE, NETHERLANDS, MIDDLE AGES

Key Events

1595 VOYAGE TO THE EAST INDIES Brothers Cornelis

CITIZENS’ HALL

Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1648 – present

WOMEN’S GOLDEN AGE FASHION

Netherlands c.1600 – 1650

REMBRANDT’S THE NIGHT WATCH

One of the Golden Age’s most celebrated works has a long history full of mystery and intrigue Netherlands, 1642

GREAT THINKERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE

We explore ten of the Dutch Golden Age's scientists and philosophers, and the impact of their work

DUTCH GOLDEN AGE ARCHITECTURE

From royal palaces to grand cathedrals, five must-visit architectural triumphs of the Dutch Golden Age

D-DAY HOUR BY HOUR

How Allied forces turned the tide of WWII on the beaches of France

FERDINAND & ISABELLA A UNIFYING COUPLEFERDINAND

How the powerful and ambitious monarchs united Spain and ruled over a Catholic Age

The First Detective

In 19 th century Paris, one criminal-turneddetective pioneered many of the techniques used in modern-day crime solving

EVOLUTION OF THE AMUSEMENT PARK

From pleasure gardens discover the history of to Disneyland, public entertainment resorts

Queen Dido

Founder of Carthage

BEHIND THE AZTEC MYTHS

Camilla Townsend helps us to cut through the colonial legacy of this misunderstood people