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Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

Did Elizabeth I and her half-sister, Mary Tudor, have a good relationship? Historian Tracy Borman explains

Sept 2020 BBC History Magazine

September 2020 issue of BBC History Magazine out now!

BBC History Revealed September 2020

September 2020 issue of BBC History Revealed out now!

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, during their first visit to England after the Duke's abdication, September 1939. (Photo by Getty Images)

Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson and the Abdication crisis

Pompeii,Italy

What was life like in ancient Pompeii? Mary Beard shares an A-Z guide

Dan Jones by the River Medway at Rochester in Kent. Jones is the presenter of 'Walking Britain’s Roman Roads', which airs on 1 July 2020 at 9pm on 5Select.

Exploring Britain’s Roman roads with historian Dan Jones

Historians have chosen their favourite historical novels.

9 of the best historical novels – as chosen by expert historians

Michael Wood explores the shifting meaning of statues in society. (Illustration by Femke de Jong for BBC History Magazine)

Michael Wood "These ‘history wars’ over statues are really about something bigger: about different views of the past, and who controls it"

David Olusoga in the Bristol house featuring in series 3 of A House Through Time (Photo by BBC–Twenty Twenty Productions–Mark Bourdillon)

David Olusoga on A House Through Time

HistoryExtra’s top 15 most listened to podcast episodes

Young woman gets hair cut in to a bob

A brief history of changing hairstyles

Princes in the Tower

Editor’s pick 9 top articles from the BBC History Magazine archive to read right now

The French actress Sarah Bernhardt

Greg Jenner on the history of celebrity

Historical book reviews

Want to know what to read next? The latest history books reviewed

Illustration of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on their wedding day

The royal weddings of Henry VIII: Alison Weir on what came before divorced, beheaded, died…