January 2015

Articles from the January 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

Henry the Young King is crowned

The real King Arthur and his Lancelot: Henry the Young King and William Marshal

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

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Adolf Eichmann during his trial in 1961

Second World War

Forgotten voices of the Holocaust

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A 16th-century illustration of the 'Golden Hind'

The Tudors in 50 moments: part 2

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Charles II and his parties

Charles II: Too randy to rule

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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

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

First World War

My history hero: Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

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Sicily

My favourite place: Sicily

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Wallingford Castle

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