January 2019 issue of BBC History Magazine

January 2019

Articles from the January 2019 issue of BBC History Magazine

HMS Bittern on fire and severely damaged after a German air attack in Namsos fjord, 30 April 1940. Both sides sustained heavy losses in the battle of Norway but the German navy was less able to absorb these than its British foe. (Photo by Topfoto)

Second World War

Narvik in contextHow battle for Norway in 1940 saved Britain

Mary Stuart, shown here in a painting after Nicholas Hilliard, might have been a good queen, says Kate Williams, but the odds were stacked against her. (Image by Superstock)

Elizabethan

Who betrayed Mary, Queen Of Scots?

French prime minister Georges Clemenceau (left), US president Woodrow Wilson (centre) and British PM David Lloyd George at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919. The treaty's provisions have been blamed for causing the Second World War. (Image by Topfoto)

First World War

Did the Versailles peace treaty trigger another world war?

The president of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt and his staff gathered together in New York to find a solution to the economic crisis. 1935. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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Icons: the game changers of the 20th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Foundations of a bath house at the Roman fort on Bar Hill in central Scotland. (Photo by Alamy)

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History explorerRoman Britain’s final frontier. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

For 10th-century warriors, the appearance of wolves, ravens and eagles on the battlefield meant an unlucky few had been chosen to die. Eric Lacey digs into a grisly superstition. (Illustration by Ross Craig for BBC History Magazine)

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The LibraryAnglo-Saxon beasts of death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1646 engraving of John Lilburne behind bars. The outspoken critic of successive governments spent half his life imprisoned or in exile. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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John Lilburne: the rebel they couldn’t gag. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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5 women who challenged the Westminster boys' club in the 18th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Wat Pra Singh is among the most visited temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Photo by Getty Images)

General ancient history

My favourite place: Chiang Mai, Thailand

"As for the accusation that he killed the princes in the Tower, I think he was framed," says Robert Lindsay of Richard III, shown in a 16th-century portrait. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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My history hero: Robert Lindsay chooses Richard III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Paul Morland. (Photo by Frank Monks)

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Books interview with Paul Morland: “Even the Spanish flu pandemic wasn’t enough to stop population growth”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Anne, based on a work by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c1702–10. Anne's reign saw women take centre stage in fierce political debates. (Photo by Bridgeman/National Trust Photographic Library)

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Queen Anne's feuding favourites. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.