History Revealed

History Revealed brings the past to life for everyone. It’s an action-packed, image-rich magazine with zero stuffiness. Each issue has a central section that takes a closer look at one of history’s big stories, such as the Wild West or Ancient Rome, telling everything you need to know. We also explore the lives of the truly famous, follow the great adventures of the past, taste the blood and thunder of battles, and look at how closely Hollywood blockbusters have told history. Plus, we answer questions about some of the more surprising and strange aspects of the past. If you want to get into history, subscribe today.

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THINGS WE LEARNED THIS MONTH... • RECENT HISTORY HEADLINES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE

International head of silver at Christie’s

The Peace People movement forms in Northern Ireland

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OTHER ANNIVERSARIES • A LOOK BACK AT OTHER EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN AUGUST THROUGHOUT HISTORY

PARANORMAL COLD CASE INVESTIGATING HISTORY’S MOST SPINE-CHILLING ENCOUNTERS • BBC Radio’s Danny Robins speaks to a man whose boyhood vacation to a quiet Newfoundland fishing town soon turned into a holiday from hell

The Acts of Union 1707

Elizabeth Gaskell: a voice of the Victorians • While not the most famous novelist of her generation, ‘Mrs Gaskell’ helped bring the unpleasant implications of industrialisation to the public consciousness. But what motivated her to speak out?

7 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT NEANDERTHALS • Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes shares the ways that our understanding of the species has been revolutionised thanks to cutting-edge research

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE COLD WAR

TENSIONS, TESTS AND TREATIES • The dust of a world war had barely settled when a new conflict emerged that threatened nuclear annihilation. We chart the key events that kept the Cold War cold...

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COLD WAR • Professor Michael Goodman answers key questions about the decades-long rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union

FROM FRIENDS TO ENEMIES • After uniting to defeat the Nazis, east and west were soon divided once more

CONTAINING THE THREAT • President Truman was willing to go to great lengths to halt the spread of communism – and in Greece and Turkey, he succeeded

PRESIDENTS AND PREMIERS: MAJOR PLAYERS OF THE COLD WAR • With the fate of the world on the line, tremendous responsibility fell to a handful of leaders in the second half of the 20th century

MONEY AND POWER • In 1947, the US pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild war-torn Europe – but the Soviets sensed an ulterior motive

CHAOS IN CUBA • When one of the US’s closest neighbours agreed to host Soviet nuclear missiles, it triggered the most dangerous crisis in world history

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A CULTURE OF FEAR • The ever-present threat of nuclear war changed the lives of millions of people

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PROXY WARS: HOW THE EAST AND WEST FOUGHT • While direct engagement threatened full-blown nuclear conflict, the United States and Soviet Union still found ways to do battle as the Cold War spilled into other countries all over the world

PROFESSOR MICHAEL GOODMAN ON THE LEGACY OF THE COLD WAR

GET HOOKED • If we’ve whetted your appetite for Cold War history, why not explore the topic further with our pick of books, films, podcasts and TV and radio programmes?

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THE HONEYMOON OF JAMES VI AND ANNA OF DENMARK • Amy Licence charts the lavish celebrations that followed the wedding between one of Scotland’s most famous monarchs and his Scandinavian bride

HUNTING FOR WITCHES • James VI’s visit to Denmark triggered an unhealthy...