Christmas 2014 cover

Christmas 2014

Articles from the Christmas 2014 issue of BBC History Magazine

A bas relief fragment portraying Cleopatra

Ancient Egypt

The female 'kings' of ancient Egypt

Bodiam Castle. (Getty Images)

Medieval

How to build a medieval castle: 9 top tips

Tudor

The Tudors: 51 moments that shaped the royal dynasty

Tudor

A brief history of turkeys, plus why we eat a turkey dinner at Christmas

A joint Franco-Native Indian raid left 56 residents of Deerfield, a small township in north-western Massachusetts, dead. (Alamy)

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America: Brave new world or accident?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Mary I of England, from the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Tudor

Mary I: a highly impressive queen cut off in her prime

A Kamikaze pilot scores a direct hit on a US aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean, c1942. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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The reluctant kamikaze of the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea in a duel at Battersea Fields. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Pistols at dawn: duelling in the Victorian age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King Edward VI of England

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Who was the real Edward VI?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A reconstructed round house at Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. (Alamy)

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History Explorer: Life in the Bronze Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historic San Felipe de Barajas castle is one of the main attractions in Cartagena, Colombia. (Image: Thinkstock by Getty Images)

General prehistory

My favourite place: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia