June 2020

Expert articles from the June 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine

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Muslim-Crusader interactions: a clash of civilisations?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

German troops and a Georgian ‘volunteer’ in action in 1942 or 43.

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Texel: Europe's last battle of the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Triumphant Death chases Londoners from their city

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How 17th-century London reacted to the Great Plague. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What is history's greatest mystery?

Frank Gillard pictured during a 1944 rehearsal for battle reporting

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History heroChris Mason chooses Frank Gillard (1908–98). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ramshackle homes in a Newcastle slum, c1880

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From riches to rags: David Olusoga reveals how Britain's grand houses descended into Victorian slums. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Books interview with Emma Griffin: "Looking at family life reveals a dark side to Victorian economic progress". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.