August 2020

Expert articles from the August 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine

Painting of Martin Luther translating the New Testament into German vernacular in 1521 (Photo by Fine Art Photographic Library/Corbis via Getty Images)

Your guide to Martin Luther, the theologian who launched the Reformation

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

Chew Valley Hoard

Unburied treasures: the 10 greatest discoveries made by the British public