February Issue out now

The latest issue of BBC History Magazine is now on sale. In our new edition Dan Snow celebrates the Royal Navy’s colourful history and looks at how Britain came to rule the waves. 

Elsewhere in the magazine we look at a major project that may shed new light on Oliver Cromwell. John Morrill writes about the military and political leader's way with words.

Also in this issue, Juliet Gardiner writes about Britain in the 1930s and asks was this a decade of doom and gloom or one of optimism and experimentation?

Other topics this month include the story of Jane Whorwood (Charles I's secret agent) and a re-examination of the reputation of Richard I in the Crusades – was the Lionheart really a martial genius?

You can buy the magazine in all good newsagents. If you've read it and would like to comment on the articles, you can join the discussion on our forum.