CONTENTS
50 How pain powered one of
the greats of 17th-century art22 The heart-stopping story
of Apollo 13’s battle for survival22 Saving Apollo 13
Thomas Ellis charts Nasa’s frantic
efforts to rescue the stricken lunar
mission from disaster in April 197031 Mary: brutal but brilliant
The Tudor queen was one of England’s
most accomplished monarchs,
argues Alexander Samson36 Scotland’s cry for liberty
Michael Brown on the impact of the
Declaration of Arbroath, a 700-year-
old rallying point for sovereignty41 James Bond in real life
Henry Hemming introduces the
inspirational figures behind the
staggeringly successful spy series46 A black trailblazer
Pamela Roberts relates the amazing
story of Christian Frederick Cole,
England’s first black barrister50 The triumph of Artemisia
Catherine Fletcher on the woman who
overcame a torrid private life to be-
come one of Europe’s greatest artists58 Okinawa and the bomb
Saul David on a Pacific War battle that
was so bloody it helped persuade the
Allies to deploy a nuclear weaponAPRIL 2020
FEATURES
ALAMY/GETTY IMAGES/ELEANOR SHAKESPEARE/BRIDGEMAN
31 “Four years into
the co-monarchy, Mary
was more secure on the
throne – and Philip more
popular – than ever”
Read about Christian Cole’s journey from Sierra Leone
to the heart of the British establishment, on page 46CONTENTS
50 How pain powered one of
the greats of 17th-century art22 The heart-stopping story
of Apollo 13’s battle for survival22 Saving Apollo 13
Thomas Ellis charts Nasa’s frantic
efforts to rescue the stricken lunar
mission from disaster in April 197031 Mary: brutal but brilliant
The Tudor queen was one of England’s
most accomplished monarchs,
argues Alexander Samson36 Scotland’s cry for liberty
Michael Brown on the impact of the
Declaration of Arbroath, a 700-year-
old rallying point for sovereignty41 James Bond in real life
Henry Hemming introduces the
inspirational figures behind the
staggeringly successful spy series46 A black trailblazer
Pamela Roberts relates the amazing
story of Christian Frederick Cole,
England’s first black barrister50 The triumph of Artemisia
Catherine Fletcher on the woman who
overcame a torrid private life to be-
come one of Europe’s greatest artists58 Okinawa and the bomb
Saul David on a Pacific War battle that
was so bloody it helped persuade the
Allies to deploy a nuclear weaponAPRIL 2020
FEATURES
ALAMY/GETTY IMAGES/ELEANOR SHAKESPEARE/BRIDGEMAN
31 “Four years into
the co-monarchy, Mary
was more secure on the
throne – and Philip more
popular – than ever”
Read about Christian Cole’s journey from Sierra Leone
to the heart of the British establishment, on page 46