March 2022

Expert history articles from the March 2022 issue of BBC History Magazine

Craig Charles and Muhammad Ali

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My history heroCraig Charles chooses Muhammad Ali. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A lodger disputes his bill with his landlady in this 1812 print by Thomas Rowlandson

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What was it like being a renter in Georgian London?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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BBC at 100Captivating little citizens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A United Arab Emirates postage stamp issued in 1971 commemorating Laika, the Soviet dog who in 1957 became the first animal in orbit

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Animals in space: the creatures who paved the way for human travel beyond Earth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woman holds a pitchfork in an image from a recruitment poster for the Women’s Land Army, 1940s.

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Dig for Victory: Britain's WW2 war on hunger. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Suspected witch Mary Sutton is “swum” in a Bedfordshire millpond in 1612, as shown in a contemporary illustration. (Picture by Getty Images)

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Witchfinding: what drove the hunters’ cruel crusade and what methods did they use?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Nixon in China: a week that changed the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photo of Stonehenge with plains in the background

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Secrets of StonehengeWhen & how was it built?