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 May 2017.
Fact or fiction?
When news broke a couple of years back that the body of Richard III had been discovered under a car park in Leicester, hope sprang afresh that the truth about this most divisive of kings would...
Snapshots
1944
SPECTATORS TO WAR
GETTY
Children sit on the fence and watch rehearsals for the D-Day landings in Slapton, Devon, while a soldier stands guard. Close to 160,000 troops took part i...
I Read the News Today
Weird and wonderful, it all happened in May
THE FAMOUS FIVE
1934 DIONNE QUINTUPLETS ARE BORN In Canada, the first surviving quintuplets are born. The parents were deemed too poor to raise them, ...
Yesterday’s Papers
On 7 May 1915, a German submarine struck the passenger liner RMS Lusitania, killing almost 1,200
JOHN FROST NEWSPAPERS X1, GETTY X2
TRAGEDY AT SEA Around three-quarters of the children o...
Graphic History
The climb to the top of the world
INFOGRAPHIC: ESTHER CURTIS, GETTY X2
1953 HILLARY AND TENZING CONQUER EVEREST
On 29 May, two mountaineers summited the highest peak on Earth, the ...
What Happened Next…
The young Catholic monarch marries the Earl of Bothwell, a tempestuous match that leads to her downfall
1567 MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS IS MARRIED
A queen becomes a pawn in a deadly game of thrones Ag...