February 2010

Articles from the February 2010 issue of BBC History Magazine

Richard I on a Chertsey tile

Does Richard I deserve his reputation as a martial genius?

A ship in a storm

How did Britain come to rule the waves?

The Alfred Jewel: gold, rock, crystal and enamel

Objects of affection

Siegfried Sassoon

First World War

My history hero: Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967)

A portrait of King Charles I

Charles I’s secret agent

A portrait of Oliver Cromwell

Putting words into Cromwell’s mouth

Sunbathers enjoy some fun and games at a tennis court near a lido at Castle Mill, Cheshire, August 1936

The 1930s: When the future looked bright

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Peaceful war: was the 19th century a time of relative peace?

Arundel castle at dawn

Where history happened: Stephen and Matilda