December 2015 cover

December 2015

Articles from the December 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

James VI and I.

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Was James VI and I murdered?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photo which was believed to be of the Loch Ness Monster

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The quest for the Loch Ness Monster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain’s first self-service supermarket, Sainsbury’s in Croydon

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A brief history of shopping. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists

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The LibraryBritain’s tearoom fascists. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Clay soldier statues of the Chinese Qin dynasty. (Photo by Getty Images)

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The six ages of China. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John F Kennedy pictured in 1957

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My history hero: John F Kennedy (1917–63). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The famous Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales

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History explorer: Britain’s coal industry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A canal in Venice, Italy

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My favourite place: Venice, Italy

Statue of Napoleon I toppled

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La débâcle! The aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who hijacked Henry VIII’s will?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: treasures of the Al Thani Collection

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Books interview with Mary Beard. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Richard III: A hostage to fortune. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Tracy Borman