June 2013 cover

June 2013

Articles from the June 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

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Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king's horse

The blue-robed Henry VII pictured performing a variety of tasks at the Tower of London following his accession to the throne, in a contemporary illustration. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Bosworth: the dawn of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Norman

Q&A: If the battle of Hastings had never taken place, would British history have been any different?

Three coal miners. (Photo by W. Eugene Smith/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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History through the eyes of the working man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A: How far back in time would I have to go until I couldn’t understand what people were saying?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Elizabeth I: the monarch behind the mask. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Femke De Jong

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The generational shift from home births to hospitals

Tironensian communities such as that of Kelso Abbey were particularly popular in Scotland. (Heartland-Arts/Getty Images)

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Where history happened: the monastic revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of Hannibal at the battle of Trasimene, which is "today remembered as one of the most stunning victories in military history". (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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A big day in history: Hannibal smashes his foes "at the very gates of Rome". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 1832 Reform Act made wide-ranging changes to the British electoral system, creating 67 new constituencies, disenfranchising 56 boroughs and reducing another 31 to a single MP.  (The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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When the people spoke: the Great Reform Act. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Winnipeg 1913. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft. "She desperately wanted women to have the chance of an education and not set their sights too low," says Jo Brand. (Getty Images)

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History heroJo Brand chooses Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–97). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.