Issue 9

Articles from Issue 9 (April/May 2018) of BBC World Histories Magazine

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

General Modern

Did the Age of Exploration bring more harm than good?

James Cook, commander of HMS 'Endeavour', meets Tahitians in an 18th-century engravings. The ship's naturalist Joseph Banks declared the Polynesian island "the truest picture of an Arcadia". (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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How the arrival of Europeans rocked the native cultures of Tahiti and Australia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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ExploreSan Francisco: the Golden City by the bay. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A badge featuring American civil rights activist Martin Luther King

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The global legacy of Martin Luther King. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.