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January 2014

Articles from the January 2014 issue of BBC History Magazine

A portrait of Charles I. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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Has history been unfair to Charles I?

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20th Century

10 photographs that made history

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The history of the calendar

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Nelson Mandela
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Mandela: the 20th century’s greatest leader?

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A stained glass depiction of Yolande of Aragon. (Creative Commons)
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My history hero: Yolanda of Aragon (d1442) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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(Illustration: Jonty Clark for BBC History Magazine)
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Ye olde travel guide: Turin, 1887 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Historian Miles Russell.
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History explorer Extravagance in Roman Britain: a visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pillage of Jerusalem
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Crusading for God and gold

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Troops on a night raid during the First World War
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Jeremy Paxman: “The war finished Britain off in many respects” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Author Linda Colley.
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Acts of union and disunion . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Great Ulster Rally in Hyde Park, April 1914.
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1914: Why the war caught Britain cold

The front cover of a 1924 edition of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'
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Beyond the Hitler diaries

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Protesters behind the perimeter fence at Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station. (Photo by London News Pictures/REX)
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Can Britain make nuclear power work this time around? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.