June 2017 cover

June 2017

Articles from the June 2017 issue of BBC History Magazine

British writer Hilary Mantel photographed at home

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Hilary Mantel on the secrets of successful historical fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the AD 40s, the British king Caratacus led a huge revolt against Rome's occupying army. (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Caratacus: Roman Britain’s greatest rebel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Luke Waller

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The Pentrich Rising: England's forgotten armed revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HMS Portsmouth, Hampshire. (Getty Images)

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History explorerHMS Victory and the Georgian navy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Austen’s influences: Lucy Worsley on the author’s life and work. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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History Explorer: Philadelphia, USA. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting depicting an experiment in an English school on a bird in an air pump, 1768. National Gallery, London. (Photo by Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

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How Europe won the race to prosperity. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Swiss psychiatrist Dr Carl Jung in his library at home. (Photo by Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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My history hero: Carl Jung (1875–1961). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The crews of Israeli armoured vehicles during the waiting period before the beginning of the Six-Day War. (Photo by David Rubinger/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Six days that shook the Middle East. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anne Boleyn in the Tower

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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher faces the press outside London's Europa Hotel following her victory in the leadership election, 20 February 1975. (Photo by Frank Barratt/Keystone/Getty Images)

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Bolting to the ballot box: Snap elections through history