November 2020

Expert history articles from the November 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine

Hitler and Eva Braun pose with their dogs in 1942

Second World War

Fake news and Nazis: Richard J Evans on the spectre of conspiracies

A 19th-century engraving of Francis Grose

Georgian

History heroSusie Dent chooses Francis Grose (1731–1791)

Claudia Jones at the Brixton offices of 'The West Indian Gazette'

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Black British historyBritain's black trailblazers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A policewoman gives directions to tourists in London in the 1920s.

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“Sherlock Holmes in skirts”: the world's first policewomen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Young Belgian refugees wave a British flag during celebrations for Belgian National Day in London during the First World War

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Belgian refugees in WW1 Britain: were they welcome guests?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An allegory of France in 1870

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Franco-Prussian War: the conflict that plunged Europe into a nightmare. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Neil Oliver

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Neil Oliver on searching the ancient past for timeless wisdom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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David Olusoga"Half a million cats and dogs were put to death in 1939 – for no good reason". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A near-contemporary depiction of the 14th-century English monk, mathematician and astronomer Richard of Wallingford. Monks were among the leading scientific practitioners during the medieval period. (Photo by Bridgeman)

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The genius of medieval science: from medicine to mechanical clocks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Afua Hirsh with her ‘Enslaved’ co-presenters Simcha Jacobovici and Samuel L Jackson

General Modern

Afua Hirsch on tracing the story of the transatlantic slave trade