All About History - Issue 111, 2021_

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Dickens’ London

What was life really like in the era of Charles Dickens?

The Man Who Knew Everything

Discover the Persian polymath, Ibn Sina

Pearl Harbor at 80

We reflect on this fateful attack in 1941

Trial by Combat

The history of judicial duels as a form of justice

Tudor Princesses

The lost stories of Margaret and Mary Tudor revealed

Daimyo: Warlords of Japan

Who were these blood-soaked samurai lords?

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FEATURES

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Defining Moments
Photos with amazing stories

Greatest Battles
How Richard the Lionheart defeated Saladin at Jaffa

What If

The Dunkirk evacuation had failed?

Through History
A Christmas gift for the trenches

Reviews
Our verdict on the latest historical books and media

History Vs Hollywood
Does Judas And The Black Messiah betray the truth?

Recipe

How to make laghman

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REGULARS

ALL ABOUT...

Key Events
History of the Silk Road

Inside History
Caravanserai

Anatomy

A silk weaver

Historical Treasures

Child’s silk coat

Hall Of Fame
Famous travellers

Q&A
Prof. Susan Whitfield discusses slavery and the Silk Road

Places To Explore
Silk Road locations

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