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    January 2016

    Articles from the January 2016 issue of BBC History Magazine

    Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. When Edward became king in January 1936, he was the darling of the nation. Yet when he abdicated in December 1936, few believed he was making the wrong decision. (Photo by Getty Images)
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    Love before duty: the story of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

    An illustration of Edward II. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
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    The big debate: was Edward II really murdered?

    Portrait of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII
    Norman

    The New Year’s resolutions Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and Josef Stalin should have made…

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    My favourite place: Vancouver, Canada

    The Beatles perform onstage at the Cavern Club, Liverpool in February 1961. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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    History explorer: the swinging sixties

    A coffin containing the skeleton of King Richard III sitting in repose inside Leicester Cathedral. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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    Are we blinded by our love of history?

    A portrait of the author Leo Tolstoy on his 80th birthday. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
    General Modern

    A brief history of War and Peace

    Mario Lanza c1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
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    My history hero: Mario Lanza (1921-59)

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    In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II through the decades

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    My favourite place: York Membery

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