In this issue

The Truman Doctrine
How the US strove to control the spread of communism.

A culture of fear
How the threat of nuclear war affected everyday life.

International head of silver at Christie's

MY LIFE IN HISTORY MEET THE PEOPLE BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE

3 mins

The Acts of Union 1707

"Since 1603, England and Scotland had a shared monarch, but were separate: two crowns, on one head"

7 mins

Elizabeth Gaskell: a voice of the Victorians

While not the most famous novelist of her generation, 'Mrs Gaskell' helped bring the unpleasant implications of industrialisation to the public consciousness. But what motivated her to speak out?

3 mins

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COLD WAR

Professor Michael Goodman answers key questions about the decades-long rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union

7 mins

FROM FRIENDS TO ENEMIES

After uniting to defeat the Nazis, east and west were soon divided once more

5 mins

CONTAINING THE THREAT

President Truman was willing to go to great lengths to halt the spread of communism – and in Greece and Turkey, he succeeded

2 mins

MONEY AND POWER

In 1947, the US pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild war-torn Europe - but the Soviets sensed an ulterior motive

2 mins

CHAOS IN CUBA

When one of the US's closest neighbours agreed to host Soviet nuclear missiles, it triggered the most dangerous crisis in world history

5 mins

Professor Michael Goodman on the Legacy of the Cold War

"While the Cold War might be over, it is as relevant today as it always has been"

2 mins

THE HONEYMOON OF JAMES VI AND ANNA OF DENMARK

Amy Licence charts the lavish celebrations that followed the wedding between one of Scotland's most famous monarchs and his Scandinavian bride

7 mins

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY

A mythological love-at-first-sight meeting becomes a Renaissance masterpiece

2 mins

TEA, TOURS AND TOP HATS

When it came to getting away from it all, our forebears weren't all that different from us...

4 mins

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History Revealed brings the past to life for everyone. It’s an action-packed, image-rich magazine with zero stuffiness, jam-packed with facts, features and historical fun. If you enjoy finding out how things happened, love a good story, want to revel in stunning images from the past, or lap up trivia and facts, then History Revealed is the magazine for you.