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February 2015

Articles from the February 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

A group of wartime evacuees take time to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, flipping pancakes in the air

Medieval

Shrove Tuesday historyWhy do we eat pancakes?

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What did Magna Carta mean to the English in 1215?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Victorians’ grisly fascination with murder. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The medieval city of Carcassonne

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My favourite place: Languedoc, France

William Hogarth

Georgian

My history hero: William Hogarth (1697–1764)

A British major pictured in German captivity

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"How I fell captive to the Germans": the experience of First World War PoWs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Parts of the Magna Carta

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The amazing legacy of Magna Carta. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A demonstrator vents his spleen at police officers during an anti-Vietnam War rally in London's Grosvenor Square

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Britain at war over Vietnam. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh

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Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dinner at a Victorian workhouse

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History explorer: Life in the Victorian workhouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of Aphrodite

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Christianity’s rocky relationship with sex. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.