May 2022 issue of BBC History Magazine out now!
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Inside the May 2022 issue of BBC History Magazine, on sale from 14 April 2022...
The Persians
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones challenges received wisdom about the ancient world’s first great empire
Dudleys: dynasty-makers
Joanne Paul traces the rise and fall (then rise and fall again) of a family whose efforts helped cement the Tudors’ place on the throne
How birds made history
Roy and Lesley Adkins explores the long, varied and sometimes troubled relationship between birds and people over the centuries
Ukraine conflict in context
A panel of experts explore the historical background to the current Russia-Ukraine war
Medieval slavery
Hannah Skoda gives voice to people who were enslaved in Renaissance Europe
Engineering a life at sea
Jo Stanley introduces a pioneering woman who forged a career in ship engineering
Art that made Britain
James Hawes explains how this island became a global cultural superpower
Sounds of the 60s
In the fifth part of our series tracing the history of the BBC, David Hendy reveals how the launch of Radio 1 tapped into the burgeoning pop music scene
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