November 2021

Expert history articles from the November 2021 issue of BBC History Magazine

circa 1923: A Remembrance Day poster issued by the British Legion after World War One, reminding people to wear a Flanders poppy on November 11th. (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Why we should remember...When the paper poppy became a symbol of remembrance. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Adam Henson and Robert Bakewell

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My history heroAdam Henson chooses Robert Bakewell. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Marine M4 Sherman tank uses flails to detonate mines

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The Sherwood Rangers' road to victory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Clare Jackson“England was seen as a pariah state, ruled by regicidal rebels who’d publicly executed their king”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Michael Wood on Afghanistan“A new world is emerging, reviving older connections”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Windows on to history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Anna Whitelock's Talking PointsA history of violence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 14th-century illustration shows two bishops watching men fight to the death in a trial by combat.

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Medieval trial by combat: the real history behind The Last Duel

The title page and frontispiece of Olaudah Equiano’s Interesting Narrative, a first-hand account of his experience in slavery and how he seized his freedom. (Image by Getty Images)

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David Olusoga on the extraordinary story of Olaudah Equiano. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait from the 18th century of King George III wearing his coronation robes

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George III: why his reputation as the mad king who lost America needs to be re-evaluated. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.