September 2020

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

A portrait of Suleiman I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, shown in profile

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Why we should remember…the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

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VJ Day: turning the tide in the east. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scientists Frederic Joliot-Curie and his wife, Irene, at work in their Paris laboratory in December 1932. The couple were among a wide-ranging group of scientists whose work paved the way for the atomic bomb. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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Hiroshima: the race to the atomic bomb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward the Confessor seated at a banquet

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Edward the Confessor: England’s holy hardman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Fool Rebuked by God, 14th-century psalter. (Photo by Heritage Arts/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

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Medieval marginalia: exploring 'doodles' from the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How potatoes conquered the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Seacole as seen in a contemporary photo. Although she became famous for her nursing work in the Crimean War, her story subsequently became largely forgotten. (Photo by Alamy)

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History heroBernardine Evaristo chooses Mary Seacole (1805–1881). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Afua Hirsch in Kenya. (Photo by Clear Story/BBC)

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Afua Hirsch: "The prejudice still surrounding Africa is absolutely rooted in a racist past". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference. (Photo by Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Donald Trump: a president without precedent?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

As seen in this early 19th-century depiction of an initiation, Masons have long used secrecy to "create a sense of awe and specialness around their rituals". (Image by Alamy)

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A history of Freemasonry: from Enlightenment ideals to satanic conspiracy stories