BBC History Magazine
Redrawing the battleground
MICHAEL WOOD gives his verdict on an ambitious book that attempts to finally provide a definitive location for one of the most famous battles in Anglo-Saxon history
3 min |
July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Class dismissed
News that some UK universities are to cut their history degrees in favour of more “vocational” courses sparked a strong online reaction. ANNA WHITELOCK charted Twitter’s response
2 min |
July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Mary Wortley Montagu The scourge of smallpox
That humanity won its battle with smallpox is in no small part down to the resilience of a woman who pioneered inoculation in 18th-century Britain, in the teeth of tremendous resistance. JO WILLETT reveals how Mary Wortley Montagu changed the course of medical history
6 min |
July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Best and brightest?
PETER MANDLER considers a sweeping analysis of meritocracy’s role in shaping the western world and debates the effectiveness of attempts to usher in equality
5 min |
July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Scheming and slaughter
NIGEL JONES appraises an extensive survey of assassinations throughout history, from the blood-soaked stabbings of ancient Rome to the drone strikes of modern warfare
2 min |
July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Traditions constitute the invisible, under-the-surface flow of history
LIVING HISTORY IN THE AMERICAS
3 min |
July 2021
BBC History Magazine
ROME GLORIED IN CLEOPATRA'S TALE OF DECADENCE, LUST AND DEATH
Joyce Tyldesley on an Egyptian queen’s ill-fated entanglements with three Roman generals
10 min |
April 2021
BBC History Magazine
Flying the royal nest
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from the royal family is the latest in a string of shock exits from the monarchy dating back centuries. TRACY BORMAN looks to the past to consider how one can leave “the Firm” successfully – and the difficulties of life as a royal exile
6 min |
May 2021
All About Space
FORGOTTEN PLANS TO REACH THE MOON
Before Apollo, many ingenious lunar landing schemes were proposed that could have changed history
10+ min |
Issue 117
All About Space
RISE OF VERA RUBIN'S SUPER OBSERVATORY
Astronomy’s new era will be defined by a wider and deeper view of the universe
10+ min |
Issue 117
All About Space
JEREMIAS PFAFF: THE BOUNDARIES OF QUANTUM PHYSICS
Jeremias Pfaff speaks to All About Space about what it takes to measure gravity on such a minute scale. The next step? To go even smaller
7 min |
Issue 117
All About Space
HUNT FOR THE UNIVERSE'S MISSING STARS
An international team of astronomers is on the hunt for objects that should be impossible
10+ min |
Issue 117
All About Space
FOUND! SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE MILKY WAY
Astronomers have searched our galaxy to identify the safest places to live. As it turns out, we’re in a pretty good spot
3 min |
Issue 117
All About Space
HOW TO SPOT A FAKE SPACE PHOTO
Reveal if that sensational image is real or a fraud with All About Space’s top tips
8 min |
Issue 117
All About Space
CELESTRON CPC 800 GPS (XLT)
With its StarBright XLT technology, this catadioptric instrument is worth every penny: an excellent investment for serious sky-watchers
6 min |
Issue 117
All About Space
Deep sky challenge: A Gaggle of glittering globular clusters
Messier 13 isn’t the only stellar gathering to see in the early summer sky
2 min |
Issue 117
All About Space
THE TRUTH ABOUT ROSEWELL FILES
Did a flying saucer really crash land in America in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
10+ min |
Issue 116
All About Space
DR QUEENIE HOI SHAN CHAN - SEEKING THE ORIGINS OF LIFE
A planetary scientist with a very steady hand, Queenie Chan speaks to All About Space about her work on tiny specks of asteroid samples collected by the Hayabusa mission
9 min |
Issue 116
All About Space
SIGNALS FROM SATURN
An unusual signal from the ringed planet’s moon Rhea now has a possible explanation
10+ min |
Issue 116
All About Space
PERSEVERANCE ON MARS
NASA’S LATEST MARTIAN ROVER HAS BEGUN ITS EPIC QUEST TO FIND EVIDENCE FOR PAST LIFE RESIDING IN JEZERO CRATER
7 min |
Issue 116
BBC History Magazine
Tulsa Race Massacre
A century ago, America’s simmering racial tensions boiled over on the streets of one Oklahoma city, leaving dozens dead and hundreds more injured. Scott Ellsworth explores what remains the worst single incident of racial violence in US history – the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
10 min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Triumph and tragedy
GILES MILTON applauds a masterful new account of the Special Operations Executive and the female agents who put their lives on the line to sabotage the Nazi war machine
2 min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Empire of chains
CLARE ANDERSON embarks on a lively journey through a series of convict tales that shed new light on centuries of penal transportation across the British empire
4 min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Rome's Reluctant Killer
Marcus Aurelius may not have sought war, but when it came he was more than ready. Shushma Malik reveals how a man of peace became one of Rome’s greatest warrior-emperors
10+ min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Walking A Dangerous Road
The recent death of Sarah Everard sparked outrage, with protests breaking out across the United Kingdom. NELL DARBY argues that women’s safety in public spaces has never been assured, with the threat of violence stalking the streets from the Victorian era to the present day
6 min |
June 2021
All About Space
NEW LAW PROTECTS APOLLO SITES FROM MOON MISSIONS
Future launches to the lunar surface will be required to leave these iconic locations untouched
2 min |
Issue 114
All About Space
STARSHIP MISSION CONSTRUCTION KIT
SpaceX is building Starship specifically to reach Mars, but it could transform space travel as the first mass-produced spacecraft
4 min |
Issue 114
All About Space
SIGNAL FROM PROXIMA CENTAURI
Could a recently detected signal from a nearby star system be from extraterrestrials?
10+ min |
Issue 114
All About Space
DR PHILIP GOFF “WE MIGHT HAVE TO RETHINK WHAT SCIENCE IS”
In his book Galileo’s Error, philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is everywhere. All About Space meets with the author to find out more
6 min |
Issue 114
All About Space
Space Wars - Is Planet Earth Ready For A Cosmic Battleground?
Several countries are spending a lot more on military space, worrying peacemakers
10+ min |