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 OCTOBER 2022

SNAPSHOTS

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

THIS MONTH IN… 1956 • ANNIVERSARIES THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY The Suez Crisis begins

THE HISTORY DETECTIVE • DR NELL DARBY INVESTIGATES COLD CASES FROM THE ARCHIVES CASE #001 THE MYSTERY OF MISS LAMOND IN THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF HER NEW MONTHLY COLUMN, CRIME HISTORIAN DR NELL DARBY INVESTIGATES A LEGAL CASE THAT PUT A PRIVATE EYE'S REPUTATION ON THE LINE

IN A NUTSHELL • YOUR BRIEF EXPLAINER TO HISTORY'S HOT TOPICS The South Sea Bubble

THE LIVES OF HISTORY'S MOST FAMOUS FIGURES How J Edgar Hoover secretly ruled America • The long-serving director of the FBI sat at the centre of a web of surveillsnce and information gathering for nearly five decades. But how did he come to wield so much power? And why were his agents so feared?

6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT DUNKIRK • Military historian James Holland shares some lesser-known facts about the evacuation at Dunkirk, and the fighting that led up to it…

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO POMPEII • Discover the explosive story behind the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the efforts to research the lives of the ordinary Romans who existed in the volcano's shadow

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT POMPEII • Dr Sophie Hay answers key questions about the doomed Roman city and the ongoing efforts to understand the lives of its residents

LIFE BEFORE THE CATASTROPHE • Pre-eruption Pompeii was a busy and affluent place to live, and where new building projects were transforming the local landscape

THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII • We chart the terrifying events of AD 79 that saw Pompeii transformed from a bustling Roman city into an ash-covered hellscape of death and destruction…

HORROR IN HERCULANEUM • Mount Vesuvius also destroyed another vibrant community living in its shadow

POMPEII: A TOUR • Fire up the time machine and explore some of the city's key landmarks with help from our handy map

EMERGING FROM THE ASH • Pompeii's eventual rediscovery led it to become one of the world's greatest archaeological marvels – and a site visited by millions

LOST BENEATH THE WAVES • Pompeii and Herculaneum were not the only Roman towns whose fates were drastically altered by volcanic activity

8 LESSER-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT POMPEII • What did Pompeiians grow in their gardens? How many brothels really were there? Dr Joanne Berry shares a series of fascinating tidbits about the ancient city and the lives of its inhabitants

DR SOPHIE HAY ON STUDYING POMPEII IN THE 21ST CENTURY

GET HOOKED • If we've whetted your appetite for all things Pompeii, why not explore the topic further with our pick of books, podcasts and TV and radio programmes?

THE WOMEN WHO STOOD UP TO HITLER • Dr Tilar J Mazzeo reveals how Mussolini's daughter, a German spy, and a banker's wife risked their lives to expose Axis secrets during World War II – and helped to deliver justice at Nuremberg

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY • Executed with photorealistic finesse, this 17th-century work demonstrates why its artist is known as the ‘master of...