March 2019 (Issue 66)

Expert articles from the March 2019 issue of BBC History Revealed Magazine

Simon the cat

10 top cats in history

George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla: the history behind The Current War

Captain James Lawrence of the Chesapeake is wounded

The capture of the Chesapeake: how the British Royal Navy rescued its reputation in the War of 1812

Oil on canvas of the Princes in the Tower

An enigma at the heart of British history: who killed the Princes in the Tower, Edward V and Richard Duke of York?

Marble bust of Agrippina the Younger

Agrippina the Younger: the first true empress of Ancient Rome

Woodcut illustration of slave labour on a sugar plantation

Success, sugar and slaves: the uncomfortable story of Simon Taylor