April 2008

Articles from the April 2008 issue of BBC History Magazine

A French print by the Thierry bothers depicting the appearance of the landscape and inhabitants of the Moon

How to carry off a great hoax

Penshurst house

Highlights of medieval Britain

From The Library

An engraving showing chimneys emitting smoke during the Industrial Revolution

Industrial revolution

Can history help halt the runaway train?

From The Library

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King: A drum major for justice

From The Library

The 14th-century Gough Map

The Gough Map: a map of medieval Britain

From The Library

An engraving showing the story of the Three Living and the Three Dead

Inside the medieval mind

From The Library

Street view of the medieval city of Dinan that belongs to the province of Brittany in the northwestern part of France

History holidays: French fancy

From The Library

An aerial view of Wilton House

Going Dutch: the Glorious Revolution of 1688

From The Library

West Kent Territorial Army

Second World War

One hundred years of voluntary service

From The Library

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My history hero: Hubert Butler (1900–1991)

From The Library

A view of Machu Picchu, Peru

General ancient history

Imperial marvels

From The Library