March 2012 cover

March 2013

Articles from the March 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

Membership

What working-class autobiographies can tell us about the Industrial Revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An 1891 rugby match between England and Scotland

Victorian

When was the first international rugby match, and who played in it?

Victorian

Q&AWhat is gaol fever and how was it caused and spread?

A portrait of Henry V of England. The Treaty if Troyes, signed in 1420, saw Henry named Charles's regent; by marrying the latter's daughter, Katherine, Henry secured his position as heir to the throne. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Membership

A wayward prince? King Henry V's misspent youth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hitler meets members of the Reich Labour Service. (Photo by AKG)

Membership

Q&A: Are any laws made by the Nazi regime still in use?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Membership

How many years of its existence has Britain been at war?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Membership

Thomas Cromwell: a thug in a doublet?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval

Where now for Richard III?

Membership

A noisy history of the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

One of the two 19th-century bronze sphinxes sited next to Cleopatra's Needle, London's oldest monument. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Membership

Where history happened: Egypt in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Membership

Holding the line: France in the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An oil painting depicting the battle of Camperdown, a "crushing British victory" over the Batavian (Dutch) Republic in the North Sea. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Membership

Tales from Nelson's navy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The 16th president of the United States "understood the value of hard work, had deep beliefs and pursued them," says Alastair Campbell. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)  

Membership

My history hero: Abraham Lincoln (1809–65). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.