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 JUNE 2023

SNAPSHOTS

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

Joan of Arc inspires the French to victory at Patay • During the Hundred Years’ War, a teenage peasant girl who claimed to hear saints’ voices sparked a second French triumph over English forces. Danny Bird explores the battle that confirmed her destiny

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

Learn to relax • In the first instalment of his exciting new column, acclaimed historian and writer Justin Pollard reveals his top tips for unwinding like our ancestors - from throwing a party to going on holiday

Printing and the information revolution • The invention of the printing press changed the world, enabling the spread of knowledge like never before. As Danny Bird reveals, it brought together centuries of innovation at the right place and time

Tenzing Norgay: conqueror of Everest • The 1953 British expedition to tame the world's tallest mountain relied on the expertise of local Sherpas. But, as Nige Tassell reveals, only the most accomplished would join the summit attempt

5 WOMEN IN SCIENCE HISTORY YOU'VE (PROBABLY) NEVER HEARD OF • Science journalist Angela Saini profiles five tenacious women whose advocacy and research rocked the scientific establishment and challenged long-held preconceptions about gender and ability

NAPOLEON'S RISE AND FALL • We chart the sequence of events that followed the French Revolution and saw the emergence of one of history's most feared – and revered – leaders

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NAPOLEONIC WARS • Dr Michael Rapport answers key questions about the sprawling 19th-century conflicts that changed the course of history

SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY • In 1799, a young general named Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew France's government – and set the nation on a bold new path

NAPOLEON'S BIGGEST BATTLES • We examine the stunning victories and painful defeats that would come to define the ruler's military career

FROM BALLROOM TO BATTLEFIELD • Despite the masculine conventions of warfare, women from all walks of life played important roles in the conflict

A CLASH OF EMPIRES • The opposing forces’ status as imperial powers ensured that fighting spread to disparate, far-flung corners of the world. Dr Michael Rapport explores the surprising global impact of the Napoleonic Wars

THE MIDDLE EAST • Napoleonic-era power politics extended to Egypt and beyond

ASIA • Europeans exploited their eastern allies in imperial struggles

NORTH AMERICA • The clash of European powers inflamed conflict in the US

SOUTH AMERICA • War in Europe triggered a crisis in the Spanish and Portuguese empires

NAPOLEON'S LASTING LEGACY • France's emperor may have been humbled at Waterloo, but he continued to cast a long shadow, says Dr Zack White

DR MICHAEL RAPPORT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

GET HOOKED • Learn more about the Napoleonic Wars with our pick of key resources

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