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Issue 1

Articles from issue 1 (December/January 2017) of BBC World Histories Magazine

A follower is reflected on a framed photograph of Bhimrao Ambedkar

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Bhim Rao Ambedkar: India’s 'untouchable' hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 19th-century depiction of HMS Erebus in the ice, by François Etienne Musin. What exactly happened to the ship and its crew remains a mystery. (Picture by Alamy)

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The Franklin Expedition: what happened on the ill-fated Victorian voyage?

A replica of the Koh-i-Noor in Bangalore in 2002

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Desired, stolen, cursed: the history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Bemused families in Narodychi, Ukraine watch neighbours preparing to leave home shortly after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, just 50 miles (80km) to the east. The Soviet state proposed to re-house rural inhabitants in badly affected districts, but many preferred to stay despite (or perhaps unaware of the danger of) the high radiation detected by Geiger counters. (Photo by Igor Kostin/Sygma via Getty Images)

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Eyewitness account: the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Beatles arrive in Japan

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1966: the Beatles' tumultuous world tour. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Bettany Hughes on the history of Istanbul. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Matthew Perry Entertaining Japanese Commissioners on Ship

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What happened when US Commodore Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two men carrying old woman as they migrate, following the Partition of India in 1947

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10 historical turning points for modern India. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Young women working in a textile mill in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1943

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Famine and freedom: how the Second World War ignited India. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Acropolis Museum Athens, combines modern and ancient

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ExploreAthens: a city of ancient sites and modern visions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

The big questionWhy did the west dominate history for so long?