In our August 2025 issue, on sale 10 July 2025

My kingdom for a horse

Oliver Creighton and Robert Liddiard reveal how warhorses transformed the

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The Art Deco century

Emma Bastin describes how this movement defined several decades of visual design

The descent into civil war

Jonathan Healey examines the rising tensions between Charles I and parliament in 1642

Fight like a Victorian

Sarah Elizabeth Cox introduces some of the characters who starred in 19th-century boxing rings

One vision

On the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, David Hepworth explores its cultural impact and shares his memories of the concert

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A queen in a tough place

Breeze Barrington explains how Mary of Modena survived the Stuart court

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