May 2011
Articles from the May 2011 issue of BBC History Magazine
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"A wonder of the world": Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition at the famous Crystal Palace. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Bay of Pigs invasion: Kennedy’s Cuban catastrophe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Samarkand 1404. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The prince and the devil dog: the strange story of Prince Rupert's poodle 'Boy'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Does Russia need an iron fist?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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My history hero: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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In search of the Dunkirk spirit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The A to Z of royal weddings with Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Where history happened: Elizabethan drama. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.