Best of British
Cruising 50s Style
Stephen Wade looks back at the postwar holiday experience on the ocean waves
4 min |
February 2025
Best of British
A Taste of Hunni
Tim Hutton shines a light on TV presenterGloria Hunniford's lesser-known singing career
7 min |
February 2025
Best of British
Songs of Love
Kate Garner shares her love affair with vintage music and the history behind some romantic songs
4 min |
February 2025
Best of British
Dreamers
Martin Claytor goes behind the scenes of Supertramp’s Crime of the Century aloum
5 min |
February 2025
All About History UK
STALIN HAD CONTINUED WEST AFTER BERLIN?
Having used the Allies for his own ends, the Soviet dictator plots to overthrow the rest of Europe
6 min |
Issue 152
All About History UK
THE FIRST AMERICANS
Discover indigenous life before the colonists landed
10+ min |
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All About History UK
LIFE AS AS A GODDESS
Jasmine Elmer uncovers the complexity and darker sides of ancient deities and delivers history with soul
9 min |
Issue 152
All About History UK
TUDOR FASHION TIPS
From farthingales and ruffs to codpieces, ten ways to achieve the styles of the Tudor court
9 min |
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All About History UK
The Making of JAPAN
The rise of imperial power and a flourishing of the arts and culture in the Land of the Rising Sun can be traced back to the Asuka period
9 min |
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All About History UK
STARS BEHIND THE BARS
Ten iconic celebrity mugshots and the stories behind them
9 min |
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All About History UK
THE LAVENDER SCARE
How a national fear of communism led to the American government outing and firing thousands of gay and lesbian workers
6 min |
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All About History UK
THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE
ATLANTIC OCEAN, 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF USHANT 28 MAY - 1 JUNE 1794
10 min |
Issue 152
History of War
HITLER'S BOMBERS
Today, countless European cities still bear scars from the Luftwaffe's bomber crews. But with bombers constituting one-third of all German aircraft lost in WWII, such devastation didn't come cheap for the Kampfflieger
10+ min |
Issue 141
History of War
ROLLS-ROYCE MERLINS TO MISSILES
After building the RAF's war-winning engines, the iconic British firm began designing cutting-edge propulsion systems for NATO
8 min |
Issue 141
History of War
FORGOTTEN FACES OF THE BLITZ
Andy Saunders reflects on whether Steve McQueen's new wartime movie casts some uncomfortable light onto the popular history of Britain's ‘darkest hour'
5 min |
Issue 141
History of War
NELSON-CLASS BATTLESHIP
A necessarily smaller design based on a battlecruiser, these vessels served with distinction in multiple theatres of the Second World War
4 min |
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History of War
END OF THE PIRATES
The corsairs' reign lasted into the 19th century, until Europe's superpowers sought to end it permanently through conquest
3 min |
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History of War
COLD WAR - BATTLE FOR BERLIN
In the tense nuclear stalemate, the Western Allies hatched drastic plans to defend against Soviet invasion, which meanwhile was being plotted in the East
6 min |
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History of War
THE BARBARY CRUSADE
The pirates were building on a rich tradition when they started to prowl the Mediterranean, but their attacks drew a fierce response
3 min |
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History of War
RAIDS ON THE NORTH
Although the pirates were most active in the Mediterranean, they also ventured further afield for their spoils
3 min |
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History of War
OBJECTIVE NORFOLK
One of the largest tank engagements of the Iraq War will be forever known to those who were there as 'Fright Night'
10+ min |
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History of War
WAR WITH THE USA
The pirates were dealt a severe blow when a new nation appeared on the scene
3 min |
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History of War
Heroes of the Victoria Cross - KEITH PAYNE
Under monsoon conditions in the Central Vietnamese Highlands, this Australian soldier ignored his injuries to hold back a communist attack and ensure that no man was left behind
6 min |
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History of War
GODFATHER OF THE SAS? T.E. LAWRENCE
Nearly 90 years after his death, the famously unorthodox officer deserves to be remembered as an early inspiration for the British special forces
10+ min |
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History of War
ATTACK ON THE TIRPITZ MEDAL
The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was awarded to the helmsman of a midget submarine for his part in a mission that seriously damaged the German battleship
1 min |
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All About History UK
THE GREAT SURVIVOR ANNE OF CLEVES
How she turned rejection into lifelong fortune, favour and independence
10+ min |
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All About History UK
EXPLAINING THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Professor John Robertson ponders how the historiography of the movement has changed
4 min |
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All About History UK
ENLIGHTENMENT ARCHITECTURE
Amazing buildings inspired by neoclassical and rococo ideas
4 min |
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PETIT TRIANON
Versailles, France 1762 - present
1 min |
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All About History UK
DEVILS IN THE DARK
CRIME IN BLACKOUT LONDON
9 min |