All About History

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

Welcome

All About History

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT MONEY • From cowrie shells to crypto, uncover the long history of currency and finance from across the globe

Key Events

FORT KNOX - BULLION DEPOSITORY • United States 1937 – present

FLORENTINE BANKER • Florence 1390 – 1494

KNIFE MONEY • This unusual form of currency is believed to have originated from the trading of actual blades China Warring States

WOMEN ON MONEY • A selection of extraordinary historical women commemorated on banknotes around the world

SURVIVING A FINANCIAL CRISIS • Jame DiBiasio explores how financiers can learn from the mistakes of the past

HISTORIC BANKS • From the oldest bank to the failed Second Bank of the United States, five historic financial institutions from around the world

SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS • From sacred rituals to hidden treasure, uncover why these world wonders were built

10 TERRIBLE MORAL PANICS • Recurring throughout time, these witch hunts have resulted in discrimination, unfair arrests and even death…

MAKING A MONSTER • Natalie Lawrence explores the creation of enchanted creatures through 15,000 years of history

OVERTHROWING THE MONGOLS • How a Buddhist rebellion toppled the mighty empire and began the rise of the Ming dynasty

Hürrem Sultan • From slave girl to imperial consort, how one girl captured the heart of an emperor to become the most powerful woman in Ottoman history

THE USSR’S FAKE OLYMPICS • Having boycotted the 1984 games in Los Angeles, the Soviet Union hosted its own competition

BATTLE OF DETTINGEN • DETTINGEN (MODERN-DAY KARLSTEIN AM MAIN, GERMANY), 27 JUNE 1743

MUSSOLINI HAD JOINED THE ALLIES? • Driven by ambition, Italy’s participation in the Axis war effort led to the collapse of its empire, the fall of the Fascist Party and Mussolini’s death

CARTOMANIA • A new book explores Victorian celebrity and culture through the phenomenon of cartes de visite

REVIEWS • The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD • Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

AUBERGINE & PEPPER DOLMA • STUFFED VEGETABLE TREATS, OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 15TH CENTURY – PRESENT