December 2015

Articles from the December 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists

Britain’s tearoom fascists

From The Library

Army of the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, China

General ancient history

The six ages of China

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John F Kennedy pictured in 1957

My history hero: John F Kennedy (1917–63)

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The famous Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales

History explorer: Britain’s coal industry

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A canal in Venice, Italy

My favourite place: Venice, Italy

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A photo which was believed to be of the Loch Ness Monster

The quest for the Loch Ness Monster

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A 1628 engraving of the Spanish siege of the Dutch city of Breda

Was James I murdered?

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Statue of Napoleon I toppled

La débâcle! The aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War

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Henry VIII

Who hijacked Henry VIII’s will?

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A brief history of shopping

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In pictures: treasures of the Al Thani Collection

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Sam’s historical recipe corner: A delicate chewit

Professor Mary Beard, classicist and writer. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

Books interview with Mary Beard

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Illustration by Sarah Young for BBC History Magazine

Richard III: A hostage to fortune