History Revealed

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. If you want to get into history, subscribe today.

WELCOME SEPTEMBER 2023

SNAPSHOTS

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY • WE LOOK BACK AT SEPTEMBER'S KEY ANNIVERSARIES

LIFE HACKS FROM HISTORY • JUSTIN POLLARD SHARES THE PAST'S BEST (AND WORST) SELF-HELP ADVICE

WHAT IF… • ADOLF HITLER HAD NOT SENT THE WEHRMACHT INTO THE SOVIET UNION?

IN CONTEXT

5 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ALCOHOL • Professor Phil Withington looks at humanity's long love of booze – from the caves of prehistory to the gin houses of Georgian London

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT • Uncover the story behind the 20th-century battle for racial equality and its continuing impact on the world today

THE LONG ROAD TO RACIAL EQUALITY • Professor Adriane Lentz-Smith examines the deep-rooted history of segregation and discrimination that fuelled the creation of the American Civil Rights Movement

13 MOMENTS THAT SHAPED A MOVEMENT • Discover the stories behind the seismic events that came to define the long battle for civil rights in the US

THE CALL OF THE PANTHERS • When a young black activist rose to speak at a Mississippi rally in June 1966, his words lit the touchpaper of a powerful new political force

FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE • Women, as well as men, helped grow the nascent Black Power Movement

LEADERS, LUMINARIES AND LIVING LEGENDS • We look at a selection of the men and women at the vanguard of the American Civil Rights Movement

A SHARED STRUGGLE • While the precise context may have been different, Britain's own fight for equality drew inspiration from events across the pond

AN ONGOING BATTLE • Mass migration to the UK from its colonies redefined the meaning of ‘nationality’

PROFESSOR ADRIANE LENTZ-SMITH ON THE LEGACY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

GET HOOKED • Learn more about the Civil Rights Movement with our pick of key resources

ON THE BBC

LOVE IN THE TIME OF WAR • In 1939, two young women set out to make matchmaking and marriages a more businesslike affair. Jonny Wilkes delves into the story of the Marriage Bureau, and reveals how it transformed attitudes towards dating in Britain

FINDING MR AND MRS RIGHT • Forget “good sense of humour” and “must have similar interests” – the Marriage Bureau often had to deal with some bizarre requests from its clients…

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY • An unusual portrayal of Elizabethan prosperity and progeny

SCALPELS & STETHOSCOPES • We take a pictorial journey through the Victorian and Edwardian revolution in medical science – from images of incredible inventions to snapshots of surgeons who were right at the cutting edge

MISCELLANY • HISTORY'S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED

Who were the Luddites?

Did Ramesses II have a passport?

Was Edward VIII a Nazi sympathiser?

DID YOU KNOW?

What were paltoks?

What happened to Westminster Abbey during the Great Fire of London?

Were Julius Caesar's final words “Et tu, Bruté”?

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Who was the ‘Tichborne Claimant’?

Where does the term ‘fifth column’ come from?

What was the Affair of the Dancing...