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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The burning of Washington

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AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES • A LOOK BACK AT THREE OTHER EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN AUGUST THROUGHOUT HISTORY

PARANORMAL COLD CASE INVESTIGATING HISTORY’S MOST SPINE-CHILLING ENCOUNTERS • A prison open for four centuries is bound to have a few ghost stories, so BBC Radio’s Danny Robins heads to HMP Shepton Mallet to ask the burning questions

The Charter of the Forest

Queen Anne’s turbulent life and reign • The last of the Stuarts is often remembered for her weak intellect and tendency to be swayed by her ‘favourites’, yet her life was full of heartbreak and disappointment

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY

THE ROAD TO THE REICHSTAG • How a small right-wing group became Germany’s ruling party

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY • Professor Sir Richard J Evans answers key questions about the lives of ordinary Germans under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler

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THE NAZI PARTY’S RISE TO POWER • The tumultuous, deprived years that followed World War I proved a fertile ground for a new type of German politics

THE NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES • After gaining power, Hitler consolidated his position with a bloody purge

INDOCTRINATION AT EVERY LEVEL • Nazi social and economic policies covered all aspects of German life – from leisure time to education

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HITLER’S CHILDREN • Groups such as the Hitler Youth were originally founded to teach Nazi principles and help secure the future of the Reich. But, as Dr Emma Butcher explains, their members would eventually find themselves fighting on the frontline

YOUTH GROUPS AGAINST HITLER • Defying the Führer could mean a death sentence – whatever your age

THE NAZI TOP BRASS • The Nazi regime was dominated by a handful of individuals, led by their Führer, Adolf Hitler

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VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST • From the moment they gained power, the Nazis engaged in a relentless campaign of persecution against Jews and other minority groups, culminating in the mass murder of millions of innocents

NOT ALL CAMPS WERE EXTERMINATION CAMPS • Some camps existed solely for the purpose of killing people – but not all

LAWS & DISORDER • A timeline of increasing persecution

THE MOTHERS OF THE ‘MASTER RACE’ • In the eyes of Hitler and his acolytes, Nazi women were expected to be loyal and subservient breeding machines

UNNATURAL SELECTION • Obsessed with eugenics, the SS hatched a disturbing plan to preserve ‘racial purity’

MALICIOUS COMMUNICATIONS • Under the watchful eye of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda machine controlled virtually every form of creative expression – enabling the regime to promote its hateful ideology and build Hitler’s cult of personality

A REIGN OF TERROR • The Nazis sought to ensure that opponents would be rooted out – and...