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February 2012
February 2012
Articles from the February 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine
Second World War
Hiding in plain sight
The prejudice and tolerance of homosexuality in WW2 armed forces
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The British empire: 10 big questions
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A photograph of Queen Victoria and her family: what can it tell us?
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The old world and the new
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Dickens on the move
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The Making of Martyrs
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The intelligence war for German scientists
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A big day in history: Florence’s bonfire of the vanities
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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Corfu 1864
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My history hero: Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917)
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A history of British sport