May 2018

Articles from the May 2018 issue of BBC History Magazine

An oil on panel portrait of Elizabeth Woodville

Plantagenet

Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV’s controversial queen consort

Two garden gnomes on grass

Victorian

A brief history of garden gnomes

Fern Riddell.

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Fern Riddell"Can we call the suffragettes terrorists? Absolutely". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Krystyna Skarbeck, also called Christine Granville

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History heroMichael Morpurgo chooses Krystyna Skarbek (1908–1952). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

For our forebears, the secret to a good night's sleep lay in the contents of your gut. (Photo by Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

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6 sleeping tips and tricks from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard Burbage

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Richard Burbage: the vanishing act of the star who outshone Shakespeare. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The LibraryKarl Marx: the godfather of revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Norsk Hydro's Vermork plant

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The Special Operations Executive: Churchill's secret army. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of Peter Williamson

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Peter Williamson: The diehard Scot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Thomas Becket

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The LibraryEngland’s forgotten civil war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fremantle's High Street, with 19th-century buildings.

Victorian

My favourite place: Western Australia

Kinder Scout

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History explorer: The fight for the right to ramble. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Norman cavalry charge the enemy in this detail from the Bayeux Tapestry. Debate rages over the pros and cons of the tapestry leaving France for the first time in more than 900 years. (Photo by Photo 12/Getty Images)

Norman

Will the Bayeux Tapestry actually come to Britain?