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July 2012

Articles from the July 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine

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The battle of Sandwich: England’s medieval Trafalgar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of an African man, c1530 . (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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The missing Tudors: black people in 16th-century England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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5 myths of the Second World War's Great Escape. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scenes of frivolity in the 16th century. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Bad sports? Puritan attempts to ban games in 17th-century England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Woodcutting depicting the beheading of Charles I. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Britain’s civil wars: the 15 key moments. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration depicting medieval pilgrims. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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The LibraryMedieval tourism: pilgrimages and tourist destinations. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Fire of Rome, by Hubert Robert (1733-1808). "It was the worst possible place for a fire to break out, and fear turned into outright panic," says Dominic Sandbrook.  Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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The LibraryA big day in history: the Great Fire of Rome

A 19th-century woodblock print of Edo, now known as Tokyo. (GraphixaArtis/Getty Images)

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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Edo 1850. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard Buckminster standing next to his draft of a house of the 21st century. (Ullstein picture via Getty Images)

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My History Hero: Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and British prime minister from 1782–83, was instrumental in the Genevan exiles’ move to southern Ireland. (Getty Images) 

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The watchmakers of Waterford. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The replica of 'The Matthew' arriving at Douarnenez, France in 1998. It was on the original 15th-century vessel that John Cabot travelled to North America. (Getty Images)

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Where history happened: Tudor smuggling. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.