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An engraving of Margaret Tudor

The forgotten Tudor: Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII

Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

Did Elizabeth I and her half-sister, Mary Tudor, have a good relationship? Historian Tracy Borman explains

A bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar

Your guide to Julius Caesar, the Roman general and dictator

Harlots. (Photo by Liam Daniel/BBC)

History TV and radio in the UK: what’s on our screens in August 2020?

A medieval king dining

Pig-chickens, beavers’ tails and turtle soup: 8 fascinating foods through history

Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

General ancient history

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

Coming up in the next issue of BBC History Magazine…

Coming up in the October 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine

Sept 2020 BBC History Magazine

September 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine out now!

In 1926, 19-year-old New Yorker Gertrude Ederle made history by becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel – and in a faster time than the five men who had already achieved the feat. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Gertrude Ederle: the first woman to swim the English Channel

Illustration of Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels along the Silk Road to China

General ancient history

Your guide to... the Silk Road

Dr Michael Mosley holds up a tapeworm

Tapeworms, arsenic and magic soap: fact-checking history’s weirdest fad diets and weight-loss gimmicks

BBC History Revealed September 2020

September 2020 issue of BBC History Revealed out now!

Sunbathers on Blackpool beach in 1954. (Credit: John Chillingworth/Getty Images)

Caravans, spa towns and seaside resorts: a brief history of British holidays

Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I: a queen in a king’s world

Brothers in arms Louis IX on his way to the Seventh Crusade, 1248. The French king kept his three brothers onside – preventing any potential family infighting – by providing them with huge lordships. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Bonds of blood: survival secrets of medieval royal families