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BBC History Magazine

April 2016

A brave new world: the 1980s home computer boom

Q&AWhy did the Germans never convince the Japanese to start a serious invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War?.

Photo of British troops in World War I

Q&AWhen were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined?.

Verdun and the Renaissance.

Britain's 10 best palaces

Benjamin Franklin in London.

French troops under shellfire during the battle of Verdun. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

The LibraryVerdun - hell on Earth.

A relief at the World Heritage site of Xanadu in Inner Mongolia, China. (Photo by Dreamstime)

My favourite place: Xanadu, China

President Ronald Reagan at Durenberger Republican convention rally, 1982. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

My history hero: Ronald Reagan (1911–2004).

An illustration of HMS Intrepid, under the command of Irish explorer Captain Francis Leopold McClintock, trapped in pack ice in Baffin Bay, c1853. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

OpinionWhy the British love a plucky loser.

An illustration of Victoria Woodhull addressing a congressional committee on the benefits of women's suffrage, 1871. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The LibraryThe one-woman revolution.

The Romanovs, 1913: Nicholas II with his wife and children. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Books interview with Simon Sebag Montefiore: The Romanovs.

An illustration of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Not such a prude after all: the secrets of Henry VIII’s love life

Michael Wood on... Oxford's Cecil Rhodes statue.

The battle over Henry VIII’s will.

Roman women on a fresco from Pompeii

Q&ACould women in Ancient Rome hold any power?.

16th century engraving depicting a man with leprosy

Q&AHow did doctors treat leprosy?

Aquatic Centre Ferry Dock, Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Getty Images)

My favourite place: Vancouver, Canada

The Beatles perform onstage at the Cavern Club, Liverpool in February 1961. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

History explorer: the swinging sixties.

A coffin containing the skeleton of King Richard III sitting in repose inside Leicester Cathedral. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Are we blinded by our love of history?.

A portrait of the author Leo Tolstoy on his 80th birthday. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

A brief history of War and Peace.

Mario Lanza c1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

My history hero: Mario Lanza (1921-59).

The Romanovs and King Arthur.

BBC History Magazine

March 2016

BBC History Magazine

Jaipur Literature Festival: 'thought-provoking and relevant for British history enthusiasts'

How has public memory of the Holocaust changed over the years?.

Hatshepsut: a guide to the life and rule of ancient Egypt's female pharaoh

A brief history of camouflage

A global view of history.