Christmas 2016 cover

Christmas 2016

Articles from the Christmas 2016 issue of BBC History Magazine

Portrayal of the Charge of the Light Brigade

Victorian

The Charge of the Light BrigadeWho blundered in the Valley of Death?

John Profumo in October 1962

20th Century

Sex, lies and spies: the real history of the Profumo Affair

Portrait of Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, 1536. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

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Henry VIII's six wives in a different light. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Femke De Jong

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The medieval longing for the good old days. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman amphitheatre in Caerleon, Wales. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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History Explorer: The Roman army in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Martin Luther King (centre) rides the Montgomery bus with Rev Glenn Smiley of Texas. (Getty Images)

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The LibraryWhat was history’s most dramatic year?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-metre run at the 1968 Olympic Games, engage in a victory stand protest against unfair treatment of blacks in the United States. They refuse to recognise the American flag and national anthem. (Getty Images)

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The fight for Black America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Photo of Woody Guthrie c1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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My history hero: Woody Guthrie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bethlehem. (Getty Images)

20th Century

My favourite place: Bethlehem, West Bank

Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum Tristram Hunt. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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History-loving politicians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The USS Arizona burning in Pearl Harbor following the Japanese attack. To the left of her are USS Tennessee and the sunken USS West Virginia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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How did the rest of the world react to the attack on Pearl Harbor?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Bethlehem