BBC History Magazine

History comes alive as you travel into the past and around the world with Britain’s best-selling monthly history magazine. Lavishly illustrated and expertly written, each issue of BBC History Magazine features in-depth articles on popular history, the latest research and discoveries, book reviews, the best history websites, and much more! Imagine once a month getting a magazine that literally covers the world from the beginning of time to today. Advisory panel includes renowned historians Simon Schama, Michael Wood and Sir Ian Kershaw.

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February 2010 - Volume 11, Number 2

Empire of the Seas
Dan Snow celebrates the Royal Navy's colourful history.

Oliver Cromwell
John Morrill on the military and political leader's way with words.

The 1930s
Juliet Gardiner asks, was this a decade of optimism and experimentation?

Objects of Affection
David Dimbleby on the history of Britain through art and architecture.

Richard I
Thomas Asbridge considers how far the Lionheart deserves his reputation.

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Bosworth Field
Dr Glenn Foard studies artefacts from the 1485 battle site.

Lady Jane Grey
Leanda de Lisle asks why we are so keen to believe in an innocent, virginal victim.

Rationing
Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska looks at the women's war on the kitchen's front.

The Post Office
Chris Bowlby considers the wider significance of the fate of the Post Office.