Christmas 2014

Articles from the Christmas 2014 issue of BBC History Magazine

A joint Franco-Native Indian raid left 56 residents of Deerfield, a small township in north-western Massachusetts, dead. (Alamy)

America: Brave new world or accident?

This statue of Arsinoe II identified her with the goddess Isis – thanks, in part, to the so-called ‘Isis knot’ on her right shoulder – so exploiting Egyptian tradition to strengthen her image (© Getty)

The female ‘kings’ of ancient Egypt

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The Library The Tudors in 50 moments: part 1

Land girls on an Essex turkey farm round up the turkeys for the last time. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

The history of turkeys

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The Library Mary I: a highly impressive queen cut off in her prime

A Kamikaze pilot scores a direct hit on a US aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean, c1942. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Second World War

The reluctant kamikaze of the Second World War

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea in a duel at Battersea Fields. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Pistols at dawn: duelling in the Victorian age

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Who was the real Edward VI?

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History Explorer: Life in the Bronze Age

Huw Edwards in N9 news studio for the Ten O clock news (Photo by Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images)

My history hero: David Lloyd George (1863-1945)

DXBBB4 Historic San Felipe de Barajas castle is one of the main attractions in Cartagena, Colombia

General prehistory

My favourite place: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

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The Library How to build a medieval castle