September 2019

Expert history articles from the September 2019 issue of BBC History Magazine

Late 19th and early 20th-century 'lock-up mugshots' show style-conscious villains staring down the camera

Victorian

Who were the real Peaky Blinders?

German troops on horseback cross a bridge during the Poland campaign

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The brutal blitzkrieg: the 1939 invasion of Poland. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of the Princes in the Tower

Medieval

Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?

Extinction Rebellion take over Trafalgar Square, London, in protest on 16 October 2019. (Photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

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From William Wordsworth to Extinction Rebellion: a history of Britain's green activists. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A real Peaky Blinder mug-shot

VictoriangalleryIn pictures: what did the real Peaky Blinders look like?

Brendan Sims, professor of the history of international relations at the University of Cambridge

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Books interview with Brendan Simms: “Hitler didn’t see Germany’s main enemy as Soviet communism, but Anglo-American capitalism”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aerial view of Dover Castle

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ExploreExplore Dover Castle: Britain’s first line of defence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Taxing the rich to feed the poor in the 17th century: the world's first welfare state. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Native American leader Sitting Bull

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History heroSteven Knight chooses Sitting Bull (1831–90). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 16th-century map showing Magellan's ship

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A voyage from hell: how Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

US soldiers in Vietnam

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From the Napoleonic Wars to Vietnam and Iraq: a history of war trauma. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Changdeokgung Palace in South Korea

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TravelSeoul, South Korea: a modern metropolis rising from ruins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Families in a London slum, c1900

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From slums to suburbs: Britain’s council house revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.