All About History

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

Welcome

All About History

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE • How this cultural movement helped to change the world we live in today, from science and art to mathematics and philosophy

Key Events

MUSTANSIRIYA MADRASAH • Baghdad, Iraq 1227 – present

UMAYYAD CALIPH • Damascus, Syria 661 CE – 750 CE

BRONZE INCENSE BURNER • This magnificent lion-shaped incense burner would not have been out of place in a palace Taybad, Iran, 1181 CE

THINKERS AND PIONEERS • The Islamic Golden Age was a period of advancements in many fields, here are ten individuals who broke new academic ground

THE LASTING LEGACY OF THE GOLDEN AGE • Rachel Parikh explains how this period of cultural, artistic and scientific advancements has impacted modern life

ARCHITECTURE OF THE GOLDEN AGE • From graceful minarets to gleaming astrolabes, medieval Islam offers a host of treasures

THE RISE OF NAPOLEON • How the French Republic was seduced by its charismatic and calculating war-hero

THE INVASION THAT WASN'T • Napoleon’s dream of conquering Britain was never to be fulfilled

NAPOLEON AND THE CHURCH • Where did Bonaparte stand on religion and the state?

THE IRON CROWN • Why Napoleon chose this simple circlet for his Italian coronation

GALLA PLACIDIA THE LAST ROMAN • The 5th century is remembered as a time of Roman decline and fall, but through Galla Placidia’s eyes it looks very different

WHO ARE THE GOTHS? • A quick guide to a people seeking independence and recognition

WHO'S WHO IN 5TH CENTURY POLITICS • The big names in Rome and beyond in Placidia’s era

Reevaluating Agincourt • Michael Livingston offers a fresh perspective on this brutal, landmark battle

BAYARD RUSTIN THE MAN BEHIND MLK • Rediscover the gay, ‘communist’, pacifist mastermind behind the 1963 March on Washington who was Dr King’s right-hand man

FB EYES • Why the Federal Bureau of Investigation was watching Bayard Rustin

OPENLY GAY? • The question of Rustin being open about his sexuality is a point of contention

The First Fairy Tales • Discover the origins of your favourite magical folklore

THE TICHBORNE CLAIMENT • Who was the mysterious man who claimed to be the long-lost heir to one of Britain’s oldest aristocratic families?

THE TICHBORNE DOLE • The affair of the Claimant is not the only mysterious part of the Tichborne family’s past, and an ancient curse has ramifications that are still felt today

BATTLE OF CAPORETTO • NORTHEAST ITALY/WESTERN SLOVENIA, 24 OCT – 10 NOV 1917

THE ASSASSINATION OF RASPUTIN HAD FAILED? • Could the survival of “Russia’s greatest love machine” have altered the course of World War I?

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

THE COLOUR REVOLUTION • A new exhibition at the Ashmolean showcases the dazzling colours of Victorian society

CASSANDRO • Delivers a charming twist on the classic underdog-in-sports story

100 NOVELS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD • A round-up of impactful stories that left their mark on the world

SING, MEMORY • An amazing account of the Holocaust through the prism of music

HISTORY of WAR RECOMMENDS…

IRON CURTAIN: THE CRUSHING OF EASTERN EUROPE 1944-1956 • Applebaum’s study of the formation of the USSR is given the Folio Society treatment

SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC • Does...