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The LibraryFemale flyers in Nazi Germany.

George Warleggan begins to gain power as a Justice of the Peace in the third series of 'Poldark'. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode four

Tower Bridge: Uncovering the history of a London landmark.

Children at war.

Ross Poldark travels to Republican France in the latest episode of the BBC drama. France was a 'brutal and dangerous' place to be at the time, says historian Hannah Greig. (BBC/Mammoth Screen)

The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode three

Q&A: When and why was the medieval law of outlawry eventually repealed?.

The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?.

General History

EventIn conversation at Kew Gardens

The Second World War.

BBC History Magazine

August 2017

Sam and Drake Carne. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode two

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Austen’s influences: Lucy Worsley on the author’s life and work.

History quiz – prison escapes and the princes in the Tower.

How did Henry VII spend his money?.

Churchill on film: the challenges of portraying a Second World War icon.

The USS Liberty arriving for repairs following the attack by Israeli warplanes and motor torpedo boats

Why did Israel attack the USS Liberty?.

Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and a mountain in the background

ExploreKyoto: Japan’s city of gardens and geishas.

Benito Mussolini with members of the Black shirt Legion

The thorns in Mussolini’s side: the anti-Fascists who opposed the Italian regime.

What happened when the Rolling Stones rocked Warsaw?.

John Buckley and James Holland next to a fighter plane at the Imperial Museum, London

Second World War

The War in the West: James Holland in conversation

Jane Austen and Tudor London.

Snap election 2017: the historians’ verdict.

Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

History Explorer: Philadelphia, USA.

A painting depicting an experiment in an English school on a bird in an air pump, 1768. National Gallery, London. (Photo by Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

How Europe won the race to prosperity.

Swiss psychiatrist Dr Carl Jung in his library at home. (Photo by Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

My history hero: Carl Jung (1875–1961).

The crews of Israeli armoured vehicles during the waiting period before the beginning of the Six-Day War. (Photo by David Rubinger/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Six days that shook the Middle East.

A map of London dating from c1572. (Getty Images)

Life in Tudor London

Anne Boleyn in the Tower

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs.

The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode one