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    January 2013

    Articles from the January 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

    An illustration showing the last moments of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, the explorer, soldier and half-brother of Sir Walter Ralegh. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
    Tudor

    The Tudor guide to colonising the world

    Panic ensues in this depiction of the Peterloo Massacre, published in 1819. (The art archive/Getty Images)
    Georgian

    Why were there so few casualties at Peterloo?

    A view of Valletta during the Second World War, showing its harbour filled with naval hardware. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    Second World War

    The Library Britain's island weapon: Malta in the Second World War

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    Gold miners in California in 1849. The gold rush sparked one of the greatest mass migrations in American history. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
    Victorian

    A big day in history: A speck of glitter triggers the California Gold Rush

    Crack illustration.
    Victorian

    Q&A: Where does the word ‘crack’, describing military units, originate?

    An illustration from 'A Picture History of Railways' by C Hamilton Ellis, showing a filled wagon and a horse on a railway line. Railways were originally intended to move goods. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    Georgian

    A rail revolution: Dan Snow on the meteoric rise of British railways

    The Bank of England in a late 18th century illustration. A 1783 investigation into malpractice at the Bank is reminiscent of the current financial crisis. (Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
    Georgian

    Georgian banking blunders

    The Black Prince's tomb in Canterbury Cathedral depicts Edward III's son as a resting warrior, a paragon of knightly virtue. The prince conceived the tomb's design himself but not everyone has bought into his favourable assessment of his life's achievements. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)
    Medieval

    The Black Prince: hero or villain?

    A loan transaction being recorded in a ledger, shown in a work by Marinus Van Reymerswaele. (Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)
    Medieval

    Medieval money tricks

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    George Frederick Handel married opera's passion with the respectability of biblical texts, says Tim Blanning. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
    Georgian

    10 milestones in the history of western music

    A portrait of Jane Austen. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
    Georgian

    Where history happened: Jane Austen

    Illustration by Jonty Clark.
    General ancient history

    Ye olde travel guide: Aksum AD 537

    John Linnell's 1816 portrait of Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick. His high-pressure steam engine
    Georgian

    My history hero: Richard Trevithick (1771-1833)

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