October 2015 cover

October 2015

Articles from the October 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

Alan Turing

Second World War

Your guide to Alan Turing: the man, the enigma

A scene from an early rugby union game

Victorian

The history of rugby: when was the sport invented?

Agincourt was one of the major battles of the Hundred Years' War.

Medieval

Agincourt: medieval England's finest hour?

A 1985 production of 'Julius Caesar'. For all their despotism, Romans thanked their first three emperors for delivering them from the curse of civil war. (Photo by Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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The glorious Caesars. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Soldiers following the battle of the Somme

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Books interview with Andrew Roberts: "I'd like to put an end to the 'Blackadder' view of the First World War". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of King Henry VIII

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History heroNathaniel Parker chooses Henry VIII (1491-1547). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roscoff, Brittany, France

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My favourite place: Brittany, France

Ruthven Barracks

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The LibraryHistory Explorer: The Jacobite uprisings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the Georgian underclass

Georgian

The power of the Georgian underclass

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The LibraryThe History Essay: How Europe rose from the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh

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Simon Schama's portraits of a nation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: Celtic art and identity

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Michael Wood on... the battle of Agincourt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Mark Stoyle