September 2021 (Issue 98)

Articles from issue 98 of BBC History Revealed

John Chu standing in front of a portrait

General History

My life in historyDr John Chu, senior national curator at the National Trust

Brooklands.

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Danny Robin's paranormal cold casesThe ghost of Brooklands Circuit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Philip II, king of Spain from 1556, seated with Queen Mary I of England. They married in 1554

Tudor

When Mary met Philip: a Tudor queen in love

Illustration of the French colonial army departing to fight under Colonel Marchand

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What if...Britain and France went to war during the 1898 Fashoda Incident?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An image of Hippocrates from the 14th century, sitting and holding a book open in front of him

Ancient Greece

Hippocrates and humours: medicine in ancient Greece

A depiction of a Spartan mother saying goodbye to her son, she is seated as he leaves

Ancient Greece

Women in ancient Greece: what were their lives like?

A modern illustration shows prisoners of war being sold into slavery

Ancient Greece

Slavery in ancient Greece: what was life like for enslaved people?

A stone bust of the Greek god Dionysius

Ancient Greece

The gods and their whims: your guide to ancient Greek religion

Ancient Greek statesman Solon sits on a throne, with a subject petitioning him

Ancient Greece

Who’s who in ancient Greece? Meet 14 influential ancient Greeks

An ancient Greek vase depicts animal sacrifice of a cow by two women

Ancient Greece

Your guide to Ancient Greece: everything you wanted to know