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Fern Riddell and Nicola Tallis discuss accuracy in period dramas Siavush Randjbar-Daemi traces the roots of popular protest in Iran Kavita Puri on the Ugandan Asians who started new lives in Britain

Are period dramas ruining history?

The return of Netflix series The Crown has sparked debate about its take on the royal family. We spoke to historians FERN RIDDELL and NICOLA TALLIS about the extent to which it matters that dramas depict the past accurately, and the ethical issues raised by portraying real people and events on screen

IN BRIEF

Rare Roman mosaic unearthed in Syria An intact

The turbulent history of mass protests in Iran

Since mid-September, crowds have taken to the streets of Tehran in response to violence against women allegedly perpetrated by security forces of the Islamic Republic. SIAVUSH RANDJBAR-DAEMI traces the roots of unrest in Iran from the Second World War onwards

HIDDEN HISTORIES

KAVITA PURI explores lesser-known stories from our past

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THE LEGACY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

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Q & A

A selection of historical conundrums answered by experts

Tudor rebellion

In 1549, thousands of people in Devon and Cornwall rose up in revolt against Edward VI’s religious policies. Mark Stoyle asks whether the so-called Prayer Book Rebellion could have toppled the Tudor state

The hidden Victorians

Fromworld-famous composers and eminent physicians to unwavering voting rights campaigners, black Britons helped shape the 19th century. So why, ask Keshia N Abraham and John Woolf, are their stories not better known today?

FIGHTING DIRTY

Fakingretreats, attacking enemies in their sleep or even playing dead – medieval soldiers were prepared to do it all. James Titterton reveals five deceptive tactics that armies employed to come up trumps on the battlefield

DIVIDED THEY FELL

A century after the Ottoman empire came to an end, Ryan Gingeras chronicles the rising tide of sectarianism that drove this once mighty imperium into extinction

TIMELINE An empire’s final throes

July 1908 Following decades of autocratic rule

PRINCESS OF EGYPT, PRISONER OF ROME … HERO OF AFRICA

Jane Draycott reveals how Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, turned a tragic inheritance into a triumphant reign

“If the Americans had bombed Cuba in 1962, escalation would have been almost inevitable”

In his new book, Max Hastings turns to one of the most dangerous for tnights in history, when the United States and Soviet Union took the world to the brink of Armageddon

Signs of the times

When Thomas Speller announced he was getting married in 1618, the news sparked a bitter family feud – simply because he was deaf. Rosamund Oates explores what Thomas’s case tells us about the challenges facing deaf people in early modern England

The digital age

The technological innovations of the 1980s and 1990s enabled the BBC to bring audiences fresh content via new platforms. Yet, as DAVID HENDY explores in the final episode of his series charting the national broadcaster’s history, the rapidly changing media world also poses a threat to the future of the corporation

2022 BOOKS OF THE YEAR

This has been a vintage year for history books that illuminate the past and help us make sense of the present. Historians Rana Mitter, Catherine Nixey and Michael Wood joined us to discuss their favourite reads

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