April 2019 issue of BBC History Magazine, featuring King John

April 2019

Articles from the April 2019 issue of BBC History Magazine

Steve McQueen stars in the 1963 film that turned the 'Great Escape' into a symbol of Allied pluck and ingenuity. (Image by Alamy)

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The not-so Great Escape. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hallie Rubenhold photographed in London. "In the 19th century, being both poor and a woman was a terrible combination. The cards were stacked against them," she says. (Photography by Fran Monks)

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Hallie Rubenhold: “To most people, the women killed by the Ripper are just corpses. I want to tell a different story”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Falkner Street, Liverpool in the 1960s. A house on this road was the star of a 2018 BBC series. Image by Nick Hedges

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David Olusoga on house histories: "Our homes are often the sites of great dramas and tragedies". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"It was in Ireland that King John revealed himself as a monster," writes Nicholas Vincent. (Image by Alamy)

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King John: the making of a medieval monster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pocket-sized paintings: Elizabethans in miniature. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A rocky relationship: Eleanor of Woodstock with her husband, Reginald II of Guelders. (Photo by Alamy)

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The medieval rebel princesses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of the Amritsar massacre. While Churchill described the killings as "without precedent", MP Benjamin Spoor said: "Amritsar is not an isolated event, any more than General Dyer is an isolated officer." (Photo by AKG Images)

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The Amritsar massacre: the British empire's darkest day. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Clifford's Tower stands on the site where around 150 Jews took their own lives rather than renounce their faith, in 1190. (Photo by Dreamstime)

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The persecution of Jews in medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The ancient Greek theatre at Epidaurus, which boasts superb acoustics and aesthetics. (Photo by Alamy)

Ancient Greece

My favourite place: the Peloponnese, Greece

A c1830 portrait of the scandalous but sublimely talented Lorenzo da Ponte. (Photo by Alamy)

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My history hero: Katie Derham chooses Lorenzo Da Ponte. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Brexit lessons from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.