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.
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Defining Moments
THE CELTS • We reveal the complex and pan-continental origins of this often misunderstood people from our ancient past
Celts through time
A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE • EUROPE, C.800-50 BCE
THE Anatomy of A DRUID • BRITAIN AND FRANCE, C.50 BCE - 600 CE
THE BATTERSEA SHIELD • BRITAIN’S MOST SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF CELTIC ART, BRITAIN, C.350-50 BCE
CELTIC LEADERS • Ten fascinating figures of whom you may – or may not – have heard
PROFESSOR MARION GIBSON • EXPLORING CELTIC PAGANISM, REVIVAL AND IDENTITY
CELTIC RUINS • Discover ancient ruins among mysterious moors and curious cliff tops
SHAKA • HOW AN EXILE USED WAR AND POLITICAL GUILE TO BECOME AFRICA’S CONQUERING KING
THE KING-MAKING AUNT • Exploring the importance of Mkabayi
THE ZULU SUCCESSORS
THE BEAST’S HORNS • Analysing the famous Zulu battle formation
A ZULU WARRIOR • What made them unique?
HISTORY’S 20 GREATEST HOAXES • We count down frauds and fakes that fooled the world
NAZI TERROR IN ROME • Author Victor Failmezger tells us the story of Nazi occupied Rome and the heroes who defied their rule
Defender of Women • Christine de Pizan, Europe’s first professional female writer, used her words to fight the misogyny of her time
Pizan’s Patrons • Six people who enabled Pizan’s brilliant writing career
Palace Politics • Pizan’s work was not restricted to the defence of women
LEGACY OF THE AZTECS • The vestiges of the fallen Aztec Empire live on in Mexico today
DIEGO RIVERA & FRIDA KAHLO • The celebrated Mexican artists revered their nation’s Aztec past
AZTLÁN & MEXICA • The mythic home of the Aztecs and the people they became
POLITICAL PIONEERS OF AMERICA • The people who lead the charge of demographic change in the US
OTHER BIG FIRSTS • Important milestones in US politics
BATTLE OF SEKIGAHARA • JAPAN, 21 OCTOBER 1600
EASTERN ARMY
WESTERN ARMY
21 OCT 1600 • How the eastern forces, led by Tokugawa Ieyasu, beat their western foes at the Battle of Sekigahara
KATHERINE PARR HAD NEVER MARRIED HENRY VIII? • Author, intellectual and formidable queen regent, Parr’s impact as Henry VIII’s wife resonates to this day
INTERVIEW WITH
THE PAST
THE POSSIBILITY
LOST JEWS OF ENGLAND • A new interactive history and art project explores the hidden history of England’s Sephardi Jews
REVIEWS • The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month
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HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD • Fact versus fiction on the silver screen
BOBOTIE • A CLASSIC OF SOUTH AFRICAN CUISINE, SOUTH AFRICA, 17TH CENTURY - PRESENT