January 2015

Articles from the January 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

Henry the Young King is crowned in 1170. (Wikimedia Commons)

The real King Arthur and his Lancelot? Henry the Young King’s remarkable friendship with William Marshal

Adolf Eichmann during his trial in 1961

Second World War

Forgotten voices: the history behind Holocaust Memorial Day

Charles II and his parties

Charles II: was the king too randy to rule?

Bathhouse

General prehistory

Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine

Huts in Lambeth built for bombed-out families, 1945. (Getty)

Second World War

Britain in 1945: Life in the shadow of victory

A portrait of Henry VIII

Books interview with John Guy: “Henry VIII had a mindset that you might associate with Stalin or Mao”

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My favourite place: Miles Russell

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Sam’s historical recipe corner: Tiger nut balls

Public sector workers taking industrial action protest in the centre of Bristol on July 10, 2014. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The historians’ view: is wage stagnation a modern phenomenon?

Hitler and his general staff

Second World War

1945: The race for Berlin

A statue of celebrated English nurse and wartime heroine, Edith Cavell

First World War

My history hero: Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

Sicily

My favourite place: Sicily

Wallingford Castle

History explorer: Stephen and Matilda’s fight for the throne

BFMJ62 Torture of Robert-Francois DAMIENS, 1715-57 French fanatic who in 1757 made an unsuccessful attempt on the life of King...

7 things that happened in January through history

Thomas Cromwell, a prominent figure in the upcoming BBC dramatisation of 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up The Bodies'. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

The Cromwell enigma