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.

WELCOME FEBRUARY 2023

SNAPSHOTS

THINGS WE LEARNED THIS MONTH • RECENT HISTORY HEADLINES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE

THIS MONTH IN… 1709 • ANNIVERSARIES THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY

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

THE HISTORY DETECTIVE • DR NELL DARBY INVESTIGATES COLD CASES FROM THE ARCHIVES CASE #006 THE PARENTS WHO NEVER RECOVERED

IN A NUTSHELL • YOUR BRIEF EXPLAINER TO HISTORY’S HOT TOPICS

SPOTLIGHT ON… • THE LIVES OF HISTORY’S MOST REMARKABLE FIGURES

9 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT LONDON’S FIRST ZEPPELIN RAID • Ian Castle shares nine fascinating facts about the night of 31 May 1915, when Britain’s capital suffered its first attack by a German airship

THE BLACK DEATH • Explore the story behind the devastating plague that shook the medieval world

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BLACK DEATH • Professor John Hatcher answers keys questions about the global spread, symptoms and long-term impact of plague

THE SHADOW OF DEATH DESCENDS • Originating in eastern or central Asia, plague ravaged Europe - and people were helpless to stop it spreading

GRIEF AND DESPERATION • The Black Death triggered untold panic across Europe, causing people to desert their loved ones and seek out scapegoats

A SUFFOLK TRAGEDY • Court rolls provide a fascinating insight into one family’s experience of the plague

GOING INTO LOCKDOWN • Helen Carr explores the measures used across the centuries to curb the spread of the deadliest disease in human history

DOCTOR’S ORDERS • As plague swept the globe, medieval doctors recommended a range of preventative measures and ‘cures’ …

PUNISHMENT FROM ON HIGH • An unshakeable certainty that the plague was God’s punishment for sin led to desperate, and terrible, measures

PROFESSOR JOHN HATCHER ON THE HISTORY OF BLACK DEATH RESEARCH

GET HOOKED • If we’ve piqued your interest in the Black Death, why not explore the topic further with our pick of books, podcasts and radio programmes?

ON THE BBC

HISTORICAL STATUS SYMBOLS • From flowers to follies, Nige Tassell looks at the bizarre array of items that the rich and powerful have used to flaunt their wealth in times gone by

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY • Nature and art collide dramatically in a watercolour created in one of the world’s most beautiful cities

FORGOTTEN NEWCASTLE • Historians Fiona Kay and Neil Storey have spent years scouring the archives for images of Newcastle’s past. We bring you a selection of our favourites…

WHAT IF… HANNIBAL HAD TAKEN ROME? • Professor Greg Woolf talks to Nige Tassell about what might have happened to Rome and the Romans had the Carthaginian military mastermind managed to conquer the city

IN CONTEXT

Q&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER • HISTORY’S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED

DID YOU KNOW? DOCTOR

What was a juryeonggu?

TV, FILM & RADIO • THE LATEST DOCUMENTARIES, BLOCKBUSTERS AND PERIOD DRAMAS

BOOKS & PODCASTS • THIS MONTH’S BEST HISTORICAL READS AND...