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 DECEMBER 2023

SNAPSHOTS

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

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

WHAT IF… PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY HADN'T BEEN ASSASSINATED? • Few events in US history have caused the collective shock and grief that the nation experienced upon hearing of President Kennedy's death in 1963. Sixty years on, Nige Tassell asks Professor Mark White how America may have been different had Kennedy lived

IN CONTEXT

7 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING • Was turkey always dish of the day? We bring you key facts about the history of America's favourite holiday…

MARY I • Bloodthirsty tyrant or misunderstood trailblazer? Delve into the life of the Tudor monarch who continues to divide opinion

THE LIFE OF MARY I • Explore the twists and turns in the life of England's first crowned queen regnant, whose burning convictions and steadfast pursuit of her birthright reshaped the kingdom

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MARY I • Dr Nicola Tallis answers key questions about the life and legacy of England's first queen regnant

A TROUBLED CHILDHOOD • First feted but later deprived of her standing as a royal, the future Mary I grew up amid religious, political and familial strife

MARY AND HER STEPMOTHERS • Dr Valerie Schutte reveals how the princess and queen regnant both battled with and befriended her father's wives

THE PHANTOM PREGNANCY • In a time of political and religious turmoil, news that Mary I was pregnant – only for the baby to never arrive – had profound consequences for her reign. Professor Carole Levin explains why

6 MOMENTS THAT SHAPED MARY'S REIGN • During her time in power, the queen faced a series of challenges some caused by outside forces, some by her own actions

DR NICOLA TALLIS ON HOW WE SHOULD VIEW MARY I'S REIGN TODAY

GET HOOKED • Learn more about Mary I and the Tudor era with our pick of key resources

ON THE BBC

TOP 10 CITY FOUNDATION MYTHS • From accounts of winged warriors to stories of snake-gobbling eagles, Nige Tassell looks at a selection of the weird and wonderful tales used to explain the origins of the world's greatest metropolises

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY • We unravel the mysteries behind a 17th-century portrait and its flamboyantly dressed, and as yet unidentified, sitter

YANKEES & REBELS • Between 1861 and 1865, the United States was fractured by a brutal civil war. We delve into the archives to reveal the most striking images from the conflict – some of which have now been rendered in vivid colour thanks to modern technology

MISCELLANY • HISTORY'S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED

Did medieval peasants have terrible teeth?

What was the public response to the ‘Battle of Orgreave’?

What did Cleopatra's contemporaries think of her?

When was the first Olympic doping disqualification?

DID YOU KNOW?

What was the Romantic movement?

Who was Julia Balbilla?

Who was ‘Darwin's...