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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UK INSTITUTION TO PAY BACK SLAVERY PROFITS • The University of Glasgow will fund a slavery awareness centre

TITANIC WRECK IS BEING LOST TO THE SEA • The remains of the ill-fated ocean liner are decaying at a rapid rate

PRINCE ALBERT’S LETTERS ARE DIGITISED

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VIKINGS PREVENTED IRISH POPULATION DECLINE

HUNT IS ON FOR SKULL OF SCOTTISH ‘WITCH’

TIME PIECE • A look at everyday objects from the past

MASS CHILD SACRIFICE FOUND IN PERU • The killings were believed to be an attempt to prevent bad weather

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

Linda Yueh • The economist and author wonders whether a 19th-century financial crisis indirectly contributed to the Cold War, and tells us why she’d love to meet the ‘Queen of the Poor’

NANCY ASTOR TAKES HER SEAT IN PARLIAMENT • Less than two years after some 8.5 million women gain the vote, parliament gets its first sitting female MP

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LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER CAUSES A MORAL STORM • Penguin Books wins landmark trial to publish ‘obscene’ novel

YEAR IN FOCUS 1905 • Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

DIED: 24 MARCH 1905 • JULES VERNE

ALSO IN 1905...

BORN: 26 JAN 1905 • MARIA VON TRAPP

PIRATE JOHN WARD • He was outlandish and fearless, terrorising the Mediterranean with a complete absence of morals – little wonder he was an inspiration for Capt Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Giles Milton tells the story of perhaps the most familiar blackguard that you’ve never heard of

WHO WERE THE PIRATES?

PIRATE OR PRIVATEER?

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BARBARY CORSAIRS

The British Schindler • Nicholas Winton always claimed he “wasn’t heroic”, yet it was down to his business sense and compassion that 669 children were swept out of Prague to safety before the Nazis arrived, writes Gavin Mortimer

Three more heroes of the Holocaust • These brave men and women put themselves in harm’s way to help the persecuted

Winton’s children • Many of those Winton helped to save have gone on to fame and fortune

FATHER, SON, AND HOLY GOAT? THE DARK SIDE OF MEDIEVAL RELICS • In medieval Europe, relics of dead martyrs were the ultimate must-have, venerated by princes and paupers alike. But where did they come from? Emma J Wells delves into the black market for holy heirlooms...

ICON OR CON • These are among the most famous medieval relics in the world, but are they real?

The ruin of relic culture

CLASH OF THE SAMURAI • Hareth Al Bustani introduces us to Japan’s answer to the Wars of the Roses, a samurai civil war that upended centuries of imperial rule and ushered in a military dictatorship – the very first shogunate

WHO’S WHO IN JAPAN’S GENPEI WAR

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THE SAMURAI UNMASKED

10 HORRIFYING HAUNTS • With Halloween lurking on the horizon, Emma Slattery Williams explores the spooky histories of some of Britain’s scariest sites – from...