BBC History - UK (2022-01)

BRITAIN’S BESTSELLING HISTORY MAGAZINE January 2022 /www.historyextra.com MAGAZINE Medieval saint or monster? The beauty and big ...

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A monk stopped the show I was fascinated to learn that a monk’s brave attempt to interrupt a gladiatorial games led to the bann ...

CONTENTS This month in history 7 History news 10 Michael Wood on the future of the Parthenon Sculptures 12 Anniversaries 16 Why ...

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY NEWS COMMENT ANNIVERSARIES Have a story? Please email Matt Elton at [email protected] EYE-OPE ...

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Just before the first lockdown, I went to see the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum with a Greek friend. Though I had never be ...

In Th e Snowman™, a little boy makes a special new friend and they embark on the most wonderful winter adventure. Th is Christma ...

ANNIVERSARIES DOMINIC SANDBROOK highlights events that took place in January in history 28 JANUARY 1813 Pride and Prejudice is p ...

T H IS M O N T H I N H IS T O R Y A N N IV ER S A R IE S 20 JANUARY 1356 After a struggle for the Scottish throne lasting al ...

T H IS M O N T H I N H IS T O R Y A N N IV ER S A R IE S AK G- IM AG ES /A LA M Y 10 JANUARY 1430 To celebrate his wedding to Is ...

BR • ID GE M AN /G ET TY IM AG ES Dominic Sandbrook is a historian, author and broadcaster. His new series of history books for ...

WHY WE SHOULD REMEMBER... BLOODY SUNDAY M AR Y^ E VA NS What was the mood in Northern Ireland before the events of Bloody Sunday ...

T H IS M O N T H I N H IS T O R Y A N N IV ER S A R IE S GE TT Y^ I M AG ES The British embassy at Merrion Square in Dublin was ...

GE TT Y^ I M AG ES T H IS M O N T H I N H IS T O R Y A N N IV E R S A R IE S Diarmaid Ferriter is a professor of modern Irish hi ...

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LETTERS LETTER OF THE MONTH A tragic end Readers who wish to learn more about the “calamitous labour” that resulted in the death ...