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 ROCK AND ROLL

Key Events

THE CAVERN CLUB • Liverpool, United Kingdom 1957-73

ROCKER • Britain 1950s - 1960s

BUDDY HOLLY'S GLASSES • The singer’s distinctive spectacles disappeared shortly after his fatal crash, only to reappear 20 years later Lubbock, Texas

EARLY ROCK AND ROLLERS • A selection of some of the musicians who kickstarted the rock and roll movement in America

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK AND ROLL • Glenn Gass guides us through the development of rock and roll and its cultural significance

MUSEUMS OF ROCK AND ROLL • Five museums that trace the history of rock music and the musicians who pioneered it

VICTORIAN MEDICINE • Discover how horror surgeries and bizarre theories matured Into a modern science

NEW EOUIPMENT • Medical inventions that emerged from the Victorian era

DRUG BREAKTHROUGHS • The new medicines of the Victorians

WOMEN IN THE FIELD • The pioneering doctors who broke into the male-dominated profession

TAMAR THE GREAT GEORGIA'S GOLDEN QUEEN • How the legendary monarch advanced the gilded age of medieval Georgia

KING OR QUEEN?

The Knight in The Panther's Skin • The epic poem that idolised Queen Tamar

FLYING ABOVE THE STORM • The remarkable story of the WWII glider pilots

REBEL GREEK PHILOSOPHERS • These intriguing, eccentric and bizarre thinkers challenged what the ancient world thought it knew

HISTORY OF MICRONATIONS • From disused sea forts to outer space, the bizar re world of self-decla red sovereign states explained

MICRONATION AND MURDER • How a micronation was linked to the slaying of a fashion icon

THE MICRONATION TRAVEL GUIDE • Pack your passport! Here are four micronations you can actually visit

THE FORGER WHO FOOLED THE NAZIS • Han van Meegeren painted forgeries that conned Hermann Göring, and it may have saved his life

'JO DIDN'T KNOW' • Was van Meegeren's ex-wife Johanna an innocent bystander or complicit in his crimes?

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON • The stranger-than-fiction story of how Jacques van Meegeren followed a similar path to his father, but with less success

BATTLE OF TRENTON • TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, USA, 26 DECEMBER 1776

THE SPANISH EMPIRE HAD TRIED TO INVADE CHINA? • Could a Spanish invasion in the 16th century have resulted in a war with China?

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

THE ROSSETTI GENERATION • A new exhibition at Tate Britain explores the work of the Rossetti family

AFRICAN QUEENS: NJINGA • Netflix puts a girlboss spin on the 17th century monarc

BATTLE ELEPHANTS & FLAMING FOXES • A gallop through the lives of animals in ancient Rome

GREAT AND HORRIBLE NEWS • An accessible book of historic true crime case studies

HISTORY of WAR RECOMMENDS…

THE PRINCE AND THE PLUNDER • The extraordinary story of an unforgettable life

HOUSE OF GUCCI • Is this shocking tale of Patrizia Reggiani and her marriage to Maurizio Gucci as factual as it is fashion-conscious?

KEDGEREE • A BRITISH BREAKFAST DISH OF INDIAN ORIGIN, BRITAIN, 19TH CENTURY