Dr Cassie Newland on Victorian codebreaking, the unsung genius of Charles Wheatstone and the 150th anniversary of the Transatlantic Communications Cable
Industry & Inventions
History Of Royals
India’s 10 greatest warrior Emperors and Kings
Patricidal Princes, guilt-stricken gladiators and musical militarians… India’s greatest Emperors didn’t always follow the conventional path
History Of Royals
90 Glorious Years of Elizabeth II
Perhaps the most recognisable face in the world, the queen’s enduring popularity is showing no signs of waning after 90 years. Unexpectedly thrust into the royal line of succession as a child, her life has been wrought not only with … Continued
People & Politics
Manchester & Leningrad: Solidarity between cities endured Stalin and anti-Semitism
Dr Catherine Danks explains how the Leningrad Blockade and radical politics brought Britain and the USSR together
News
Victoria’s Labour of Love: Explore History issue 5 is out now!
Discover the house that defined Victoria and Albert’s happiest years, Easter Island’s mysterious stone heads and more inside issue 5 of Explore History
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Medieval & Renaissance
Check out the new Medieval History bookazine
A brand new All About History special is available now
History of War
Discover how the Zulu War became Britain’s colonial shame in History of War issue 33
Uncover the dark truth about the famous Victorian conflict, meet El Cid and a 17th Century mercenary and enter Himmler’s Nazi Camelot.
Medieval & Renaissance
Great Fire of London 350: Discover the role of medicine, charms and quack cures
Royal College of Physicians historian Berwyn Kinsey explains the gruesome greasy remedies used by London’s doctors
History Of Royals
The Saviour of London: History of Royals issue 6 out now!
Inside the latest issue of History of Royals, find out how the Great Fire of 1666 was the making of Charles II, uncover the Anglo-Saxon queen that killed for the crown, and take a tour of King Francis I’s Château … Continued
History of War
The Sino-Soviet Border War: Why the USSR nearly nuked China
How Stalin and Mao’s personality clashes in World War 2 and Korea plunged China and the Soviet Union into cold war
Ancient Civilisations
Inside Caesar’s Rome: Explore History issue 4 is out now!
Journey from Ancient Rome to the beautiful cave churches of Cappadocia, to the looming walls of Edinburgh Castle and beyond
History Of Royals
What did Marie Antoinette wear at her wedding?
No images survive of Marie Anoinette’s marriage to Louis XVI of France, so we created one…
History of War
A Lancaster Bomber pilot describes the raid on the Tirpitz and evading a Me262
Lawrence “Benny” Goodman attacked the Tirpitz, fought off German fighter aircraft and bombed Adolf Hitler’s Alpine retreat
History of War
Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory mixes World War 1’s most potent myths with reality
Paths of Glory gets a HD release from Eureka, but while it can tell us much about the First World War that comes with caveats
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History of War
Fly with the Dambusters: History of War Issue 32 is on sale now!
Discover the full story of 617 Squadron, meet a Lancaster bomber pilot and Rommel’s driver, resist William the Conqueror and fight Napoleon to a standstill
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News
Book of Weird History available now
Packed full of history’s strangest tales and oddest curiosities
Medieval & Renaissance
The Tudor Invasion of Spain: How Elizabeth I’s English Armada ended in humiliation
In the wake of the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I launched an expedition to wreak revenge on her Catholic foe
News
Read about Rome’s savage ruler in All About History Issue 41
Emperor Nero, Nazi Olympics, Battle of Tewkesbury and more
History of War
Wellington’s winning strategies revealed in History of War 31
This month, discover the battles that shaped the Iron Duke, meet a Korean War veteran and steam into the history of a Victorian ironclad
History of War
Somme 2016: Ambulance trains of World War 1 meant the difference between life and death
National Railway Museum Archivist Alison Kay explains how ambulance trains saved over 30,000 lives in the first four days of the Somme
Medieval & Renaissance
Anglo-Saxon England was no Dark Age but a Medieval “Wild West”
Martin Wall, author of The Anglo-Saxons in 100 Facts, reveals why everything we thought we knew about the “Dark Ages” is wrong