December 2020

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

An ink drawing of a London 'rag fair' where old clothes and textiles were traded, c1800

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Regency inequality: the gap between rich and poor in Georgian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image of Joseph Stalin (left) and Adolf Hitler

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Hitler and Stalin’s utopian dreams

The effigy of Eleanor of Castile on her tomb

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The love lives of medieval queens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historian Margaret Macmillan

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"To destroy a library is to erase part of the cultural memory of humankind": Margaret MacMillan on war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Qing dynasty emperor Kangxi

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The voices of China: 5 perspectives on an extraordinary past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A helmet from a chieftain's grave in 10th-century Norway. (Images by Getty)

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Inside the Viking mind: the view of the Vikings' world from 5 perspectives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

George Washington Carver in a laboratory

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History heroGillian Burke chooses George Washington Carver (c1864–1943). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The colonial secrets of Britain’s stately homes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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David Olusoga“Desks went from a niche furniture item to the work station of millions”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The White Ship disaster

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The White Ship disaster"The most disastrous moment in British maritime history". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.