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
THE WARS OF THE ROSES • We explore the real story of the battle between the Houses of York and Lancaster for the English throne
Key Events
LUDLOW CASTLE • Shropshire, England 1459
LANCASTRIAN SOLDIER
THE MIDDLEHAM JEWEL • This pendant was unearthed in 1985 near Middleham Castle England, late 15th century
RULING ROSES OF ENGLAND • Their royal ambitions during the Wars of the Roses led to decades of slaughter and political turmoil in England
EXPLAINING THE WARS OF THE ROSES • Professor Michael Hicks discusses some of the key moments and figures in the civil wars
HERITAGE SITES AROUND ENGLAND • Famous places and buildings that tell the story of the civil wars
RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE • How the great sultans built a dynasty to challenge the powers of Europe
THE SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE • Why it was one of the most important sieges in history
PIRATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN • The corsairs of the Barbary Coast inflicted centuries of misery
THE SULTANS • All you need to know about the first ten Ottoman rulers
THE MAGNIFICENT MONARCH • Wolfson History Prize nominee, Marc David Baer, discusses the golden age of the Ottomans and how Süleiman contributed to this era
THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS • The legendary lost continent has become an object of fascination since Plato first mentioned the sunken city, but was it real or merely an allegorical fable?
REAL SUNKEN CITIES • Four examples of communities that have been lost to the sea
ATLANTIS ON FILM • The tale of the lost civilisation has obsessed filmmakers for decades
THE STORY OF PUNK • Anarchy, attitude and reckless abandon – the history of one of music’s most explosive movements
A BAND CALLED DEATH • The Black ‘proto-punk’ band that time forgot
PUNK CULTURE • Despite a common core of anarchistic rebellion, the punk subculture was surprisingly varied, sometimes violently so
WHO WERE THE HUNS? • Discover the nomadic people who ruled half of Europe and took on the Romans
THE INVASION OF GAUL • Meeting very little resistance at first, Attila was free to sack the cities of Gaul at will
DID ILDICO KILL ATTILA? • The mystery over the death of the great Hun leader has yet to be solved...
HISTORY’S WORST HURRICANES • Six of the deadliest hurricanes to ravage the Atlantic and Pacific
BATTLE OF THE FIVE KINGS • Michael Livingston explains how the Battle of Crécy was a turning point in the Hundred Years’ War
FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE • Take a look at this selection of gifts Ideal for dads everywhere
BATTLE OF MALAKOFF • SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA, 8 SEPT 1855
FRENCH ARMY
RUSSIAN ARMY
TEDDY ROOSEVELT HAD WON IN 1912? • Disillusioned with the administration of William Taft, the former Republican president mounted a third-party challenge
THE PAST
THE POSSIBILITY
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH • A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland explores the history of anatomical research and dissection through gruesome artefacts
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
VIZIER’S FINGERS • SWEET, STICKY BAKED DOUGH FINGERS, TURKEY, c.1299 – PRESENT