August 2019 (Issue 71)

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

Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Q&A Who wrote the French national anthem?

The battle of Towton during the War of the Roses, 1461. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Wars of the Roses: the 15th-century clash of kings that heralded the dawn of the Tudor dynasty

Sculpture of Noor Inayat Khan, the

Second World War

Noor Inayat Khan: why was the British spy such an unlikely war hero?

National guardsmen confront confront citizens during Chicago's race riots

Red summer of 1919: the history of Chicago’s race riots

Rosa Parks rides on a Montgomery bus

From Sutton Hoo to Rosa Parks: 50 giant leaps in history

Ramesses II holding prisoners

Was Ramesses II really that great?

The HMS Victory in Portsmouth

A visit to HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar

The Venus de Milo sculpture

Q&A When was the Venus de Milo found?

Sir Walter Raleigh bids goodbye to his wife, Elizabeth Throckmorton

Q&A Why was Sir Walter Ralegh executed?

The ancient Greek physician Dioscorides

General ancient history

Happy plants and laughing weeds: how people of the ancient world used – and abused – drugs

The Peterloo Massacre

The Peterloo Massacre: how a peaceful protest turned into bloody chaos