Accessibility Links

  • Skip to Main Content
  • Skip to Main Navigation
  • Skip to Footer
Subscribe Directory Newsletter History quizzes
Sign In Register
Sign In Register
Settings Sign out
My account
There seems to be a problem, please try again.

Thank you for registering to HistoryExtra

If you subscribe to BBC History Magazine Print or Digital Editions then you can unlock 10 years’ worth of archived history material fully searchable by Topic, Location, Period and Person. Please enter your number below.

Or skip this step

You have successfully linked your account!

Success!

Thank you for subscribing to HistoryExtra, you now have unlimited access. You will shortly receive a receipt for your purchase via email.
Visit My Account to manage your subscription, profile and preferences.
There seems to be a problem, please try again.

Thank you for registering to HistoryExtra

History Extra Logo

The official website for BBC History Magazine, BBC History Revealed and BBC World Histories Magazine

    Period
    Period
    View all Period
    Roman
    Viking
    Anglo-Saxon
    Medieval
    Tudor
    Second World War
    View all Periods
    People
    People
    View all People
    Tutankhamun
    Richard III
    Henry VIII
    Elizabeth I
    Queen Victoria
    Winston Churchill
    View all People
    Topics
    Topics
    View all Topics
    Kings and queens
    Weird and wonderful
    Sex and love
    Social history
    Religious history
    Women's history
    Historical Q&As
    Heritage visits
    View all Topics
    Podcast
    Podcast
    View all Podcast
    Everything you ever wanted to know about...
    Princes in the tower
    Exclusive podcasts
    Podcast transcripts
    TV & Film
    Events
    Events
    View all Events
    Virtual history events
    Medieval Life and Death
    Magazines
    Magazines
    View all Magazines
    BBC History Magazine
    BBC World Histories Magazine
    BBC History Revealed
    Special editions
    About us
    Subscribe
    Subscribe
    Directory
    Newsletter
    History quizzes
    1. Home
    2. May 2015

    May 2015

    Articles from the May 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

    An 1826 illustration from 'The Black Man's Lament
    Georgian

    David Olusoga: “Thousands of Britons opposed abolition – because they owned slaves”

    Margaret Thatcher enters Downing Street
    20th Century

    How to win an election: 25 general elections and where they were won – and lost

    Contrasting biographies of iconic leader Winston Churchill show how perceptions of historical figures change with the passing of time, says David Cannadine. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    Second World War

    Why Churchill’s reputation is still on the line

    Advertisement
    Catholics massacre Protestants in Ulster in a contemporary illustration. However, Catholics were also the victims of mass killings in 1641. (© Getty)
    Stuart

    10 great misconceptions of the Civil War

    AKG_997260-b49ef29
    Medieval

    8 remarkable historical events that happened in May

    Getty_520972911-3e0765e
    Roman

    The history of… re-enacting battles

    Lion Capital of the Pillars of Ashoka from Sarnath. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)
    20th Century

    The many lives of India

    Two survivors of the Lusitania disaster
    First World War

    Did Britain doom the Lusitania?

    Jane Austen
    Georgian

    My history hero Jane Austen (1775–1817)

    Advertisement
    The stretch of the Great Wall at Mutianyu, China
    General ancient history

    My favourite place: The Great Wall of China

    Merton College, Oxford.
    Medieval

    History explorer Medieval universities

    Magna Carta
    Medieval

    Books interview with David Starkey: “The Magna Carta of 1215 was designed to create a revolutionary regime”

    36-E14-Crew-on-bridge-casing-Negs-3145-8431A-b76fe62
    First World War

    In pictures: WWI submarines

    Want to be updated when there is HistoryExtra news?

    Sign up to receive our newsletter!

    Thanks! You're now subscribed to our newsletter.

    By entering your details, you are agreeing to HistoryExtra terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time.

    Site footer

    History Extra Logo
    • Visit us on Facebook
    • Visit us on Twitter
    • Visit us on Instagram
    • Subscribe to our RSS feed
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Code of Conduct
    • Subscribe
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
    • Vacancies
    • Licensing
    • Find Us
    • Manage cookies
    Immediate Media
    History Extra is owned and published by Immediate Media Company Limited. BBC History Magazine and BBC World Histories Magazine are published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Studios Distribution. © Immediate Media Company Ltd 2021.
    Partner logo