August 2019

Expert articles from the August 2019 issue of BBC History Magazine

Youths throw stones at the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the Catholic Bogside area

20th Century

Why we should remember…The battle of the Bogside

Henry Fitzroy

Tudor

Henry Fitzroy: how Henry VIII’s “bastard son” rocked the Tudor court

20th Century

Mixed-race babies born after the Second World War

Professor Dame Janet L Nelson

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Charlemagne: medieval empire builder. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Clash between the English Temeraire and the French Redoutable ships during the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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The battle of Trafalgar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustrations by Ian Morris.

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The Civil War cross-dressers: the women who swapped dresses for breeches

Professor Dame Janet L Nelson has published extensively on early medieval Europe. She is professor emeritus at King's College London, a fellow of the British Academy and a former president of the Royal Historical Society. Her previous books include 'Charles the Bald' (1992) and 'The Frankish World' (1996). (Photograph by Frank Monks)

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Books interview with Janet Nelson: "The only way this huge regime could work was by Charlemagne trusting his own instincts". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winner takes all: A painting shows the French ship 'Redoutable' clashing with the British 'Temeraire'. "Regardless of the victory off Cape Trafalgar, it was another decade before Britain and her allies defeated Napoleon. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Trafalgar, a futile victory? Why Nelson's triumph didn't turn the tide on Napoleon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anglo-Saxon

History ExplorerThe Holy Island of Lindisfarne

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A medieval European union: why the Hanseatic League still matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Back on Planet Earth: what world did Neil Armstrong leave behind in 1969?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Explore Buenos Aires, Argentina: infused with Latin beauty. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian freak shows. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.