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.

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DOGS SNIFF OUT IRON AGE TOMBS IN CROATIA • Archaeologists uncover human remains with some special help

SOLDIER FIXED WATCHES TO SURVIVE WORLD WAR II • An appeal by Ely Museum has uncovered an extraordinary story about a POW in Japan

PREHISTORIC MAMMOTH HUNTING PITS FOUND

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SKELETONS REVEAL SECRETS OF THE TOWER • Remains have shone a light on the many facets of the Tower of London

TIME PIECE • A look at everyday objects from the past

HISTORY IN COLOUR • Colourised photographs that bring the past to life

Nell Darby • The historian and writer tells us why Anne is her favourite Brontë, and why she wishes we had heard the late Lee Harvey Oswald’s take on the Kennedy assassination

HUNGER STRIKER BOBBY SANDS DIES • A divisive figure in Irish history, the IRA member refused food for 66 days during his protest for special political status

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BOOZE IS BANNED IN THE US • Saloons closed their doors and social reformers breathed a sigh of relief as prohibition came into force

YEAR IN FOCUS 1899 • Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA • Famous across the world, China’s Great Wall is the biggest man-made structure on Earth. But who built it, and is this colossal construction a monument to military ingenuity, or merely a fantastic folly? Pat Kinsella traces the history of this mighty fortification

CHINA’S GREAT WALL THROUGH HISTORY • The shaping of a wall and a nation

WALLS OF FAME • Famous fortifications around the world

10 BIZARRE DIETS FROM HISTORY • As many of us pen New Year’s resolutions to shed the pounds, Emma Slattery Williams and Dr Michael Mosley explore some extreme weight-loss tips from the past – from tapeworms to arsenic

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THE A-Z OF MIDWIFERY • As BBC One favourite Call the Midwife returns for a new series, Nige Tassell charts the history of childbirth – from bump to birth and beyond

ORPHANS OF THE HOLOCAUST • In August 1945, 300 traumatised Jewish children, survivors of Nazi concentration camps, were brought to the Lake District. Rebecca Clifford tells the remarkable story of how they were helped to begin new lives

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BOUND FOR BRITAIN • The arrival of HMT Empire Windrush on 21 June 1948 marked the start of an immigration boom that would change the face of Britain forever. Colin Grant charts this remarkable story

ETHLYN & BAGEYE • Colin shares the story of his own parents’ arrival in Luton

Fantastic (Medieval) Beasts • Charlotte Hodgman tracks down some of the weird and wonderful creatures that roamed the medieval world – and imagination

Not-so-fantastic beasts • Medieval society also had some curious ideas about some of nature’s more familiar creatures

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