November 2012 cover

November 2012

Articles from the November 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine

Austrian crown prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie

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The shot that sparked the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, at dusk

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9 places where British astronomy flourished. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

JFK prepares to sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union. (Picture by Corbis/Getty Images)

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Nuclear nightmare: the Cuban missile crisis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Pope Urban II’s address at the Council of Clermont, the moment that triggered the First Crusade, has gone down as perhaps the most influential speech in history," writes Sandbrook. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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A big day in history: The day Pope Urban II exhorted Christians to go on crusade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nelson mortally wounded at Trafalgar in 1805

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Nelson: the unhappy admiral. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alfred the Great and Æthelflæd, 13th century

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The Anglo-Saxon cunning woman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British political cartoonist David Low. His caricatures of political figures including Hitler resulted in him being placed in the Nazi 'Black Book' – a list of prominent Britons who were to be arrested in the case of a successful invasion of Britain. (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images

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My history hero: Sir David Low (1891–1963). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ye olde travel guide: Moscow 1937. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Chepstow Castle', C1770S.

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The LibraryWales in the Civil War: the last refuge of monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British soldiers on the front of El Alamein. (Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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El Alamein: The British empire's last hurrah. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A vintage map of Europe. One of the hardest things for small nations to accept is that they're not in control over their own destinies, says Mark Mazower. (Getty Images)

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The LibraryA little history of the world: the importance of small states in global politics. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.