April 2009 cover

April 2009

Articles from the April 2009 issue of BBC History Magazine

A black and white photo of several 'matchwomen', who went on strike at the Bryant and May's factory in London in 1888.

Victorian

The 1888 Matchgirls strike: how a group of East End women changed British labour history

Henry, who would would later accede to the throne as Henry VIII, as a baby. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Tudor

Young Henry VIII: the boy who would be king