Issue 16

Articles from Issue 16 (June/July 2019) of BBC World Histories Magazine

Robert Louis Stevenson, the 19th-century English poet and novelist perhaps best known for his books 'Treasure Island' and the 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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Robert Louis Stevenson: novelist, playwright, poet, traveller. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Before Chernobyl: the secrets that paved the way for disaster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Saladin (1560) by Cristofano Dell Altissimo.

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Why does Saladin have such an enduring reputation?

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In their own words: the team behind Apollo 11 describe the 1969 mission to the Moon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Freedom fighters: the enslaved people who fought for the abolition of slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Is the world still living in the shadow of the crusades?

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Out of the closets and into the streets: the legacy of the Stonewall Riots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.