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April 2017
April 2017
Articles from the April 2017 issue of BBC History Magazine
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The great American U-turn: from isolationism to WW1 combatants
Tudor
Edward Seymour: the fall of the dithering dictator
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Prisoners of war in Britain during WW2: where were they held?
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How the Victorians ruined the world
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My favourite place: Verona, Italy
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My history hero: Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)
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1660: The year that changed everything
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Simon Thurley on the architectural history of the Tudors
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Choppers, burners and boneshakers: the rise of British cycling
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The nuclear 1980s
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What is it like to be a female historian in the 21st century?