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.

The stuff of legend

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ROMAN FORT DISCOVERED IN EXETER • Ancient ruins found under city’s bus station

MAP OF ACCUSED SCOTTISH WITCHES PUBLISHED • Online resource sheds light on those accused of witchcraft in the 16th and 17th centuries

PREHISTORIC BABIES DRANK MILK FROM BOTTLES

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CHERNOBYL’S REACTOR FOUR CONTROL ROOM OPENS TO TOURISTS

UK MUSEUM RETURNS ABORIGINAL ARTEFACTS

TIME PIECE • A look at everyday objects from the past

EARLIEST PHOTOS OF UNTOUCHED AMAZON SOLD AT AUCTION • Photographer’s early journey to Brazil captured on camera

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

Frank Turner • The punk and folk singer-songwriter tells us about who he’d want at a party and how he hoped his new album would give a song to some of history’s unsung heroines

THE GREAT EXHIBITION IS A ROARING SUCCESS • A giant crystal palace houses all of the world under one roof

THE WORLD SEES AN X-RAY IMAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME • Röntgen’s discovery brings the human skeleton to life

YEAR IN FOCUS 1768 • Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

DIED: 19 APRIL • CANALETTO

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BORN: IN MARCH • TECUMSEH

THE LEGEND OF TROY • Mighty warriors, the world’s most beautiful woman, divine intervention and a giant wooden horse – the Trojan War is one of ancient history’s greatest stories but, asks Michael Scott , how much of the legend is actually true?

HOMER: The poet and the enigma

GODS AT WAR • Far from just observing the Trojan War from Mount Olympus, the gods picked sides and got involved

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TUTANKHAMUN’S DAZZLING TREASURES • Precious objects from the tomb of the Boy King are about to go on show at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Exhibition curator Tarek El Awady tells Emma Slattery Williams what these objects can tell us about the young pharaoh

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REACH FOR THE SKIES • The deeds, and near disaster, of two balloon-riding Victorians have inspired a new film. Nige Tassell tells the un-airbrushed story of the original aeronauts

THE RISE OF THE BALLOON • Key events that got humankind up, up and away

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Rani Lakshmibai India’s Joan of Arc • The Queen of Jhansi became a folk hero when she took on the British East India Company, writes Jaishree Misra

THE EAST INDIA COMPANY

INDIA’S OTHER WARRIOR QUEEN

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10 Quirky Royal Traditions • With the much-anticipated return of The Crown on Netflix, Emma Slattery Williams shares some unusual customs of the British Royal Family – past and present

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WORLD WAR X-FILES • Unidentified lights in the sky, strange noises on the wind, mysterious figures in the dark. Nigel Watson discovers how wartime Britain was gripped by a fear of phantom airships and even stranger things

THE RED BARON SHOOTS DOWN A FLYING SAUCER

THE FLYING SAUCER WORKING PARTY

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