April 2011 cover

April 2011

Articles from the April 2011 issue of BBC History Magazine

Young woman gets hair cut in to a bob

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A brief history of changing hairstyles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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5 of the worst smells in medieval London

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Britain’s slaves in Latin America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A colossus at war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A big day in history: the debate on whether Britain should join the European Community. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero: Samuel Johnson (1709-84). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The LibraryThe Elizabethan big society. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ye olde travel guide: Acre AD 1272. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Lincoln’s British enemies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A: Why didn’t Britain attempt to hinder Italy’s 1935 invasion of Abyssinia by preventing the Italian fleet from using the Suez Canal?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The ruined site of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, Ireland. (Getty Images)

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Where history happened: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms part 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.