July 2015 cover

July 2015

Articles from the July 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

German Heinkel HE-111 bombers fly over Britain during a mission in September 1940

8 reasons why the Luftwaffe didn’t stand a chance of beating the RAF in the Battle of Britain.

A sculpture of Genghis Kahn

The brutal brilliance of Genghis Khan

A contemporary pictorial depiction of the Great Plague.

The Black Death: the historians’ view.

Hurricane fighter planes taking off from Gravesend after being refuelled and rearmed, during the Battle of Britain. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

The Battle of Britain: a brilliant triumph that involved far more than just the chosen few.

Elton John sings Candle in the Wind at Princess Diana’s funeral, September 1997. (© Getty)

The LibraryThe history of Britain’s talent factory.

Chinese plague

Q&AWhat was the Third Plague pandemic?

Edward Whymper in climbing gear

Tragedy on the Matterhorn.

Gas Street Basin canal

History explorer: the rise of the canals.

Emmeline Pankhurst

My history hero: Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928).

Inishbofin, Ireland

My favourite place: Inishbofin, Ireland

A British sergeant measure the chest sizes of Indian men

Books interview with Yasmin Khan: "By the end of the war, few people in the Raj believed it could continue to exist".

The perils of piety in Tudor England.