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    2. April 2020 (Issue 80)

    April 2020 (Issue 80)

    Expert history articles from issue 80 of BBC History Revealed

    American citizens Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, following their arrest by the FBI 1950. They were convicted of passing infomation to the Soviets and executed in 1953
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    The secrets and lies of Cold War spies

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    Your guide to Martin Luther, the theologian who launched the Reformation

    An engraving depicting a scene of chaos at Bethlem Royal Hospital
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    Bethlem Royal Hospital: why did the infamous Bedlam asylum have such a fearsome reputation?

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    Illustration of Boudica, victorious over the Romans
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    What if… Boudica had defeated the Romans?

    'Self Portrait' by Vincent van Gogh, autumn 1887 (Photo by Marc DEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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    Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

    Walt Disney uses a baton to point to sketches of Disneyland
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    The history of Disneyland: How Walt Disney created the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’

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