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 AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT • Discover a revolutionary age when science, philosophy, technology and art transformed our understanding of the world

Key Events

PETIT TRIANON • Versailles, France 1762 – present

SIR ISAAC NEWTON • United Kingdom 1642 – 1727

ROBERT HOOKE MICROSCOPE • An essential but imperfect implement that helped pioneer scientific observation England, 1675

GREAT MINDS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT • Men and women who helped contribute to the fields of science, philosophy, politics and more

EXPLAINING THE ENLIGHTENMENT • Professor John Robertson ponders how the historiography of the movement has changed

ENLIGHTENMENT ARCHITECTURE • Amazing buildings inspired by neoclassical and rococo ideas

ANNE OF CLEVES • How she turned rejection into lifelong fortune, favour and independence

THE INCA ALEXANDER • How Topa Inca Yupanqui built on the conquests of his forebears and expanded his empire

HIDDEN SECRETS IN GREAT ART • Discover what’s lurking in the details of these 12 masterpieces

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

A WEAPON FOR ABOLITION • Stephen Taylor recounts the story of HMS Black Joke and the West Africa Squadron’s fight to stop slavery

THE LOST CITIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA • Uncovering the history and legacy of some of the world’s most mysterious locations

BATTLE OF CHAERONEA • CHAERONEA, GREECE 3 AUGUST 338 BCE

MARILYN MONROE HAD LIVED? • After defeating her darkest demons, what could the world expect from the iconic star in later years?

DRAWING THE RENAISSANCE • A new exhibition from the Royal Collection Trust displays Italian illustrations and studies

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

MAID OF HONOUR CAKES • TASTY TUDOR TARTS NAMED AFTER A FUTURE ENGLISH QUEEN, ENGLAND, C.1509-33