We’ve delved into some of the biggest stories of the past, marked some monumental anniversaries and revealed even more fascinating lost and understudied histories.
ALL ABOUT HISTORY ANNUAL
ANCIENT WORLD
SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS • From sacred rituals to hidden treasure, uncover why these world wonders were built
ANCIENT LEGENDS • When memory of the pharaohs failed, legendary tales arose
ALIENS & ATLANTIS • Fanciful theories have emerged on the pyramids’ construction
BURIED LIKE THE PHARAOHS • If you have to die, why not be buried in style… inside a pyramid?
“Io Saturnalia!” • What was the ‘Roman Christmas’?
Who was Saturn? • A quick guide to the god of the harvest
More Roman Festivals • Other important events in the ancient calendar
MAKING A MONSTER • Natalie Lawrence explores the creation of enchanted creatures through 15,000 years of history
ROYAL HISTORY
RISE OF THE TUDORS • How an upstart noble family emerged from the Wars of the Roses to rule England
MATRIARCH OF THE TUDORS • The many marriages of Lady Margaret Beaufort were made for political purposes
HENRY’S SHOT OF BOURBON • Henry Tudor would not have been successful in his enterprise without Anne de Beaujeu
THE BATTLE OVER BRITTANY • The duchy existed as an independent domain from ancient times until the 16th century
TUDOR TIMELINE • A brief history of Henry VII
British Royal BASTARDS • Discover the politics, prevalence and prominence of Britain’s royal illegitimate children from the Norman Conquest to today
VIRTUOUS QUEENS • Did any English queens have illegitimate children?
THE FITZ FAMILY NAME • Why were so many illegitimate royal children given a similar surname?
“HENRY V WAS THE PERFECT MEDIEVAL KING” • Historian Dan Jones discusses the kingship of Henry V and his own passion for medieval history
THE KINGSHIP OF HENRY V • What did he achieve during his reign?
HISTORY of WAR
LIFE IN WAR
VOICES OF VE DAY • Celebrating the end of WWII in Europe with the people who witnessed it
WORD FROM THE FRONT • Geraint Jones discusses the reaction to peace among Allied troops
A ROYAL VE DAY • How the king and company spent Victory Day
THE ROAD AHEAD • Lucy Noakes discusses VE Day on the homefront
THE VE DAY RIOTS • In Halifax, Canada, festivities descended into chaos
REBUILDING HIROSHIMA • Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable
RECONSTRUCTION TIMELINE • How the city rose from the ashes
WAS HIROSHIMA RADIOACTIVE? • Why it was safe to return earlier than you might think
DEVILS IN THE DARK CRIME IN BLACKOUT LONDON • As WWII Britain plunged itself into darkness, it wasn’t just the German bombs civilians had to fear
CONFLICT KILLERS • During the Second World War a number of mass-murderers were active across the globe
FROM BATTLE TO BLITZ • How the Battle of Britain led directly to the Blitz
CRIME & PUNISHMENT
VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD • Discover the gangs that lurked down the dark alleys of 19th century Britain
UNSOLVED MURDERS • It wasn’t just gangs who were a danger in 19th century Britain…
BIRTH OF THE BOBBIES • One man’s groundbreaking reforms heralded a new age of criminal justice
POLICE NEWS • The Victorians loved their trashy tabloids too
JESSE JAMES AMERICA’S ORIGINAL GANGSTER • Fearless outlaw and Confederate guerrilla, Jesse James was a political icon until the ultimate betrayal brought about his assassination
A SECRET SIBLING? •...