July 2012

Articles from the July 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine

circa 1942: Prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III which was run by the Luftwaffe for captured airmen until its liberation on April 29, 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Second World War

5 myths of the Second World War’s Great Escape

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The Library The missing Tudors: black people in 16th-century England

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Bad sports? Puritan attempts to ban games in 17th-century England

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Britain’s civil wars: the 15 key moments

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The Library Medieval tourism: pilgrimages and tourist destinations

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The Library A big day in history: the Great Fire of Rome

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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Edo 1850

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My History Hero: Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983)

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The Library The battle of Sandwich: England’s medieval Trafalgar

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and British prime minister from 1782–83, was instrumental in the Genevan exiles’ move to southern Ireland. (Getty Images)

The watchmakers of Waterford

The replica of 'The Matthew' arriving at Douarnenez, France in 1998. It was on the original 15th-century vessel that John Cabot travelled to North America. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: Tudor smuggling