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March 2014
March 2014
Articles from the March 2014 issue of BBC History Magazine
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Vikings: A land without kings
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My history hero: Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980)
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The hidden lives of Henry VIII’s six wives
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The history essay: the past that never was
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How the Vikings ruled the waves
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Ye olde travel guide: Amsterdam, 1648
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History explorer: the Second World War home front
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Michael Wood on Alfred the Great
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Books interview with Michael Broers: “You don’t have to make up myths about Napoleon’s youth – just look at his letters to see evidence that he was a great leader”
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When Hitler’s perfect woman came to call
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Mao: the legend of the Long March
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A brief history of home ownership in Britain