December 2012 cover

December 2012

Articles from the December 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine

Benito Mussolini

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Mussolini's willing followers? The Italians devoted to Fascism and the duce. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Suffragettes photographed in a dispute with the police

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Jujitsu suffragettes: how women fought for the vote with an ancient martial art. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Glen McBeth.

Medieval

Q&AWhen did the leopards on the royal arms of England become the lions depicted today?

Edward I in parliament with the Archbishop of Canterbury; King Alexander III of Scotland; the Welsh Prince Llywelyn ab Gruffydd and the Archbishop of York. From the Wriothesley MS, 1523, published in ‘The Island Race’, a 20th-century book written by Sir Winston Churchill covering the history of the British Isles from the pre-Roman times to the Victorian era. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Edward I: man of principle or grasping opportunist?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian

Q&A: Samuel Morse invented the Morse code, but how did he do it, how long did it take, and how long before it was accepted?

A woodcut depicting a witch hanging in England, c17th Century. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Tudor

Witches in the dock: 10 of Britain’s most infamous witch trials

Effigy of Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Where history happened: the cult of Thomas Becket. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1864 campaign banner. (David J & Janice Frent/Corbis via Getty Images)

General Modern

US presidents: Race, religion and re-election?

Our Lady of Sorrows, by unknown artist (20th century), photographic reproduction, 103x65 cm, inv 1602. Copyright Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosian. (Getty Images)

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The day a Mexican farmer had a vision of the Virgin Mary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rosa Parks Riding the Bus

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My history hero: Rosa Parks (1913-2005). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A: Where did the monks go after the dissolution of the monasteries?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The LibraryYe olde travel guide: Hong Kong 1842. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Uganda railway, which links Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya, was built during the period of British control of East Africa. (SSPL/Getty Images)

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The dark side of abolitionism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.