October 2009 cover

October 2009

Articles from the October 2009 issue of BBC History Magazine

Andrew Marr pictured in London in July 2015. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

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Andrew Marr on the making of modern Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Robert Peel Monument in Piccadilly Gardens, London. (Photo by P A Thompson via Getty Images)

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Horrible history teaching with Terry Deary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of King Henry V of England (1387-1422), dated 15th century. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Henry V: the cruel king. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ten things to do in . . . October

The ancient theatre of Epidaurus (or "Epidavros"), Argolida prefecture, Peloponnese, Greece. (Photo by Gatsi via Getty Images)

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Greece’s golden century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of the English explorer Samuel Hearne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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My history hero: Samuel Hearne (1745–92). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.