Christmas 2020

Expert history articles from the Christmas 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine

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Why did Maggie O'Farrell write about Shakespeare's son?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A guide to the Roman army, plus 10 facts about life in the legions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill in the 2018 Oscar winner 'Darkest Hour'.

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Think pieceOur dangerous devotion to the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Habsburg dynasty: Maria Theresa, her husband Francis I

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The Habsburgs: the dynasty that wouldn’t die

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2020: the historians’ verdict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Richard the radical: was Richard III a champion of the people?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nelson's passion for Emma – with whom he had a six-year affair – is writ large in his letters

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Nelson in his own words. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Georg Elser, a little-known carpenter-turned-assassin whose daring attempt to kill Hitler almost succeeded

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Georg Elser: the man who nearly assassinated Hitler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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David Olusoga“The Victorians constructed a great empire of abstinence”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History heroAndrew Marr chooses Charles Darwin (1809–82). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A pregnant woman receives a piece of beef

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"A taste for husbands' buttocks": the bizarre history of pregnancy cravings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.