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.

WELCOME SEPTEMBER 2022

SNAPSHOTS

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

MY LIFE IN HISTORY • MEET THE PEOPLE BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE Manager at the Roman Baths and Pump Room

THIS MONTH… 1866 • ANNIVERSARIES THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY The Great Tea Race comes to a thrilling end

PARANORMAL COLD CASE • INVESTIGATING HISTORY’S MOST SPINE-CHILLING ENCOUNTERS BBC Radio’s Danny Robins speaks to a woman who travelled in time, entering a shop in 1993 and coming out onto a bustling street last seen a century earlier DANNY ROBINS is a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He is the presenter of the BBC Radio 4 podcasts The Battersea Poltergeist and Uncanny, available now on BBC Sounds

YOUR BRIEF EXPLAINER TO HISTORY’S HOT TOPICS The Benin Bronzes

THE LIVES OF HISTORY’S MOST FAMOUS FIGURES Constance Markievicz’s fight for a free Ireland • In 1916, the countess took up arms in a bid to rid Ireland of British rule, and later made political history as the first woman to win a seat at Westminster. But what shaped Constance Markievicz’s beliefs?

6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ROMAN WOMEN • From breastfeeding to unusual beauty regimes, classicist Dr Annelise Freisenbruch reveals what life was really like for the wives, mothers and daughters of ancient Rome

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE EDWARDIANS • Meet the royals, radicals and reformers who made their mark during a glistening age of innovation and unprecedented social change

THE DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY • It began with the death of a queen, and ended with the outbreak of a world war. We chart the political, economic and social milestones that defined the Edwardian age…

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EDWARDIANS • Dr John Jacob Woolf answers key questions about a brief but momentous ‘gilded age’ for Britain

MOVING WITH THE TIMES • While a rigid class system still remained, daily life was paved with exciting new opportunities for Edwardian Britons

THE REAL UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS • Serving Britain’s wealthiest families could quite literally be a thankless task

LORDS, LEADERS AND LUMINARIES • We examine the diverse lives and careers of some of the men and women who captured the headlines in Edwardian Britain

A MAN OF THE AGES • Despite his love of the finer things in life, King Edward VII was a skilled and devoted ruler who modernised Britain’s monarchy

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING • The Edwardian era saw countless courageous women rise up and shatter social mores – at home, at work and in public life

FASHIONING FREEDOMS • The social changes of the Edwardian era also had an impact on women’s wardrobes

A SNAPSHOT IN TIME: 1908 • What sort of world would you encounter if you were to travel back in time to a random year in Edwardian Britain? Find out here…

FORGOTTEN CONTRIBUTIONS • Lola Jaye reveals how Britain’s black population helped to shape the Edwardian period – from medicine to politics

EDWARDIAN LEADERS OF PAN-AFRICANISM

WORKERS AT WAR • In 1911, overworked and underpaid Britons downed tools and led the biggest industrial dispute the...