Issue 19

Articles from issue 19 of BBC World Histories

Brazilian peacekeepers under UN command in Haiti during general election 2006

20th Century

When should countries intervene in others’ affairs?

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The untold story of India’s WW2 prisoners of war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Brunhilda of Austrasia

Medieval

The real Brunhild? The Visigothic princess behind the Norse saga

Charles Manson stares out from fabric on sale in San Francisco

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The afterlife of Charles Manson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The two faces of Robert Mugabe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Venezuela: a hundred years of turmoil. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How the American Revolution created a global storm. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard Nixon gives a thumbs-up

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Presidents under pressure: the resignation of Richard Nixon and the impeachment case against Trump. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

East Germans crowd around and on the Berlin Wall the day after the gates opened for free movement in 1989

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What happened after the fall of the Berlin Wall?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A ‘Trabi’ – the classic East German Trabant 601 car

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The cost of unity: Ian Kershaw on the fall of the Berlin Wall. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.