August 2012 cover

August 2012

Articles from the August 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine

As many as 15 people may have been killed, and a further 500 badly injured, during the 1819 riot in Manchester that came to be known as the 'Peterloo' Massacre. (Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Georgian

16 August 1819: Militia massacres protesters at ‘Peterloo’

‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, c1460. From the collection of the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Medieval

Medieval underwear: bras, pants and lingerie in the Middle Ages

Detail of a column showing Norman soldiers, c12th century. (CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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In search of the Normans: who were they?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Victorian drawing room with pictures in heavy frames and ornately covered furniture, c1860. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Where history happened: Victorian collectors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Bruges 1386. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of the Nile, fought at night in the Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria. (Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Second World War

Britain’s 10 most significant naval battles

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My history hero: Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Moscow 1980: going to the games. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.