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In this issue

Victoria’s secret love
Fern Riddell reveals how she uncovered evidence of a scandalous royal affair

HELL AT HIROSHIMA
The terrible aftermath of the WW2 atomic attack

The dark diary of Samuel Pepys
Why his sinister side has been hidden for centuries

The Treaty of York redefines AngloScottish relations

An enduring boundary between the two nations is drawn

1 mins

2 SEPTEMBER 31 BC Octavian, Cleopatra and Antony clash at Actium

A climactic naval battle heralds the twilight of Ptolemaic Egypt

1 mins

The Ragamuffin War explodes in southern Brazil

‘The regional revolution attracts Italian firebrand Garibaldi

2 mins

Ötzi the iceman is discovered in the Alps

The prehistoric mummy offers a remarkable glimpse of life - and death - 5,000 years ago

1 mins

"This is the biggest history news story of my career"

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to go on display in the UK next year, almost a millennium after its creation. Following the announcement of the news, 10 historians reveal their hopes and fears about the loan

6 mins

We should remember the unknown women who made the Tapestry

LIKE ALL READERS, I AM SURE, I WAS THRILLED to hear the news that the Bayeux Tapestry is coming to England next year. 1066 is the most important date in British history, and the Tapestry is the greatest single source, taking the tale from the last days of Edward the Confessor through the drama of Harold and William, the Norman invasion, and the defeat and death of Harold at Hastings.

3 mins

How I uncovered Victoria's secret love

There have long been whispers of a romance between the queen and her Scottish servant John Brown, but nothing concrete to support them.

10+ mins

England's colossus

The rise of Athelstan was as important a moment in English history as 1066 and Magna Carta. On the 1,100th anniversary of his coronation, David Woodman salutes a king who forged a nation

9 mins

What have the Romans Etruscans ever done for us?

The wealthy civilisation that dominated the Italian peninsula before the Romans left a legacy that's full of surprises. Lucy Shipley explains why we have the Etruscans to thank for the way we write, the shape of our towns, Renaissance art – and even horror movies

8 mins

// We don't talk about the war in Asia which was a messy, complicated conflict//

On the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, broadcaster Kavita Puri – presenter of a new BBC Radio 4 series on the Second World War in Asia – considers why this was the conflict's forgotten theatre

10+ mins

The lost mayor of Hiroshima

The world’s first nuclear attack brought to an end a turbulent half-century in Japanese history — one that Senkichi Awaya witnessed firsthand. Iain MacGregor reveals how one man’s fate mirrored the rise and fall of a nation

10+ mins

The Atomic Plague

In the wake of the nuclear attacks on Japan, the official Allied line was that radiation sickness was not a danger. Yet, as Steve O'Hagan reveals, the first western journalist to witness the effects on the people of Hiroshima told a very different story

7 mins

The sinister secrets of Samuel Pepys

His diaries are revered for their kaleidoscopic evocation of Restoration England. Yet a fresh analysis of Pepys’ world-famous journals – carried out by Guy de la Bédoyère - reveals a man with a proclivity for coercion and sexual violence

10+ mins

"Christianity didn't invent itself as an empire from nothing: it adapted existing Roman structures"

ALICE ROBERTS speaks to Danny Bird about the evolution of the new religion that swept across the Roman empire and beyond

10+ mins

Information superhighways

ANDREW PETTEGREE reviews a book that charts how news networks flourished across Europe even before the advent of printing technology

4 mins

Crucial contributions

MATTHEW JONES is impressed by a new account of the Manhattan Project that spotlights the role of British scientists in developing nuclear weapons

2 mins

Fractured lens

PIPPA VIRDEE has doubts about an overview of the divisions that created modern states from imperial British Asia

2 mins

Tomato soup cake

ELEANOR BARNETT bakes a flavoursome wartime favourite that contains a surprising mystery ingredient

2 mins

Marrakech in five places

This most magical of north African cities is a dazzling mosaic of bazaars, mosques and gardens. BARNABY ROGERSON picks five unmissable historical highlights

3 mins

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History Extra Magazine Description:

Publisher: Immediate-Media

Category: Education

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

BBC History Magazine is Britain’s bestselling history magazine devoted to history enthusiasts of all levels of knowledge and interest. Published 13 times a year, BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world’s leading historians and journalists. Whether it is the history of our politics and institutions, or the fascinating stories of our private lives through the ages, BBC History Magazine sheds new light on the past and helps make more sense of today’s world.Covering the latest new developments in history and archaeology from Britain and around the world, the latest, most thought provoking historical research and strong links with TV and radio programming maximizing use of BBC’s existing expertise in the genre.