August 2013

Articles from the August 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

The "brilliant" Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse in 1935. (Getty Images)

My history hero: Walt Disney (1901-66)

Benjamin Disraeli, former prime minister of Great Britain. "The thing he succeeded in doing was making politics interesting," says Douglas Hurd. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Books interview: the life and career of Benjamin Disraeli

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A colourful painting from the 15th century showing several merchants gathered together

Moving to medieval England

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Caractacus, king of the British tribe of Trinovantes, and the son of Cunobelinus. (Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Roman Britain under attack

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Photograph showing civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr delivering his famous 'I Have A Dream' speech

“I Have A Dream”: the speech that America couldn’t ignore

Captain Walker (fourth from the left), clutching a hastily grabbed sandwich in his right hand, plots his next move during a patrol that saw his group notch up a record six kills, February 1944. (Photo by Past Pix/SSPL/Getty Images)

Second World War

Johnnie Walker: U-boat hunter in the Second World War

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A c1610 portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, a "charming and ill-fated woman brought down by forces beyond her control". (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

The downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots

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A photograph of historian Sarah Foot at St Mary the Virgin Church

History Explorer: the rise of English Christianity

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Illustration by Jonty Clark, based on Alfred Russel Wallace's 1868 map.

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Borneo 1856

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A trebuchet shown during the Siege of Antioch. (Bridgeman)

Q&A: When and where was the trebuchet invented?