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BBC History Revealed Magazine

Why the American Wild West was a "hotbed of scientific discovery". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What if…Boudica had defeated the Romans?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhy did 17th-century plague doctors wear peculiar beaked masks?

Fairies, rabbit births and an 'ancient' tiara: what are the greatest historical hoaxes?

Queen Anne's reputation: why isn't she more fondly remembered?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From 'eyesore' to icon: a brief history of the Eiffel Tower

Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

The palace of Versailles: Sun King Louis XIV's ultimate power play

The war that America could never win? Opposition, dissent and the Vietnam War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The royal weddings of Henry VIII: Alison Weir on what came before divorced, beheaded, died...

The history of Disneyland: How Walt Disney created the 'Happiest Place on Earth'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The greatest show on earth? The myths of the Victorian freak show

First World War

Q&AWhy was the 1918-19 pandemic known as Spanish Flu?

Before Waterloo: what happened at the Duchess of Richmond's ball?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anti-suffrage: the women who didn't want the vote. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Constantine the Great: the emperor who created Europe

The story of Martin Luther King's struggle for civil rights in America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Jacobite rebellions: how close were they to returning the Stuarts to power?

Beating the Black Death: did medieval medicine help people to survive?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi: the heroic queen dubbed India’s 'Joan of Arc'

Q&ADid Roman men dodge their military service?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Stonewall Riots: the flashpoint that launched the gay rights movement in the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Founding fathers: the men who made America

Malcolm X: Activism, assassination and how he predicted his own death

Why do women propose in a leap year?

General ancient history

Spanish fly, holy bread and mashed worms: history's weirdest aphrodisiacs and love potions

Your guide to...the Glorious Revolution

Nazi wives: the women beside Hess, Goebbels, Göring and Himmler

When did the UK join the European Economic Community (EEC) and why?

Rise of a dictator: how did Hitler gain power and become the führer of Germany?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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