December 2013 cover

December 2013

Articles from the December 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

An effigy of Henry III

Plantagenet

The Plantagenet royal dynasty: England's ultimate family drama

A portrait of Elizabeth of York

Tudor

Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent

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Simon Thurley at Cromford Mills in Derbyshire. It was here, in 1771, that Richard Arkwright set up his first water-powered mills, "bringing people to a single place where they could be organised into an efficient workforce". (BBC History commissioned portrait by Mike Abrahams)

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History Explorer: the rise of the factory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sport offered the two sides the perfect stage on which to get one over on the 'enemy', says Dominic Sandbrook. Pictured here is a queue for a football match between Arsenal and Dynamo Moscow. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Cold War in your living room. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Nobody could have held their nerve in Normandy like Monty did," says Al Murray of the wartime general. (Photo by Mark Kauffman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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

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Books interview: Margaret MacMillan on the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John and Jackie Kennedy shaking hands with a crowd. Jackie continued to fight her husband's corner after his death, says Mark White. (Photo by Art Rickerby/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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Was JFK a good president?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.