In this issue

Lords, leaders and luminaries
Meet the famous figures who captured the headlines.

A snapshot in time: 1908
What sort of world would you encounter if you were to travel back in time to a random year in Edwardian Britain?

The slave who stole a ship and sailed to freedom
We tell the story of Robert Smalls: an enslaved man who broke free from bondage and became a war hero..

Manager at the Roman Baths and Pump Room

MY LIFE IN HISTORY

3 mins

MOVING WITH THE TIMES

While a rigid class system still remained, daily life was paved with exciting new opportunities for Edwardian Britons

6 mins

The Great Tea Race comes to a thrilling end

THIS MONTH... 1866

5 mins

PARANORMAL COLD CASE

INVESTIGATING HISTORY'S MOST SPINE-CHILLING ENCOUNTERS

2 mins

The Benin Bronzes

IN A NUTSHELL

6 mins

Constance Markievicz's fight for a free Ireland

In 1916, the countess took up arms in a bid to rid Ireland of British rule, and later made political history as the first woman to win a seat at Westminster. But what shaped Constance Markievicz's beliefs?

3 mins

6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ROMAN WOMEN

From breastfeeding to unusual beauty regimes, classicist Dr Annelise Freisenbruch reveals what life was really like for the wives, mothers and daughters of ancient Rome

6 mins

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EDWARDIANS

Dr John Jacob Woolf answers key questions about a brief but momentous 'gilded age' for Britain

6 mins

A Man of the Ages

Despite his love of the finer things in life, King Edward VII was a skilled and devoted ruler who modernised Britain's monarchy

3 mins

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING

The Edwardian era saw countless courageous women rise up and shatter social mores - at home, at work and in public life

5 mins

FORGOTTEN CONTRIBUTIONS

Lola Jaye reveals how Britain's black population helped to shape the Edwardian period - from medicine to politics

3 mins

WORKERS AT WAR

In 1911, overworked and underpaid Britons downed tools and led the biggest industrial dispute the nation had ever seen

4 mins

It can appear as a 'golden age' - and one subject to much mythology

DR JOHN JACOB WOOLF ON THE LEGACY OF THE EDWARDIAN ERA

2 mins

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY

A visual representation of the anxiety felt by the artist on a busy night in Oslo, this piece was a pivotal moment in his creative outpouring

2 mins

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BBC History Revealed Magazine Description:

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.