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 NOVEMBER 2022

SNAPSHOTS

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

THIS MONTH IN… 1974 • ANNIVERSARIES THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY Lord Lucan disappears, suspected of murder

23 November 1963 THE TARDIS LANDS ON TV SCREENS

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

THE HISTORY DETECTIVE • DR NELL DARBY INVESTIGATES COLD CASES FROM THE ARCHIVES CASE #002 THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING WIDOW IN THIS MONTH’S COLUMN, DR NELL DARBY INVESTIGATES A WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE AND THE FINANCIAL FRAUD THAT MAY OFFER CLUES TO WHAT HAPPENED TO HER

IN A NUTSHELL • YOUR BRIEF EXPLAINER TO HISTORY’S HOT TOPICS The Black Book of Soviet Jewry

SPOTLIGHT ON… • THE LIVES OF HISTORY’S MOST FAMOUS FIGURES Eleanor Roosevelt: first lady of the world

7 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT SAMUEL PEPYS • Deborah Swift shares a series of lesser-known tidbits about the man whose diary paints a vivid portrait of life during the Restoration period

BLACK BRITISH HISTORY • Uncover the hidden stories of the black men, women and children who shaped Britain and its former empire

KEY MOMENTS IN BLACK BRITISH HISTORY • From African soldiers in Roman times to the Windrush generation, black people have always been part of the fabric of Britain - often in the face of prejudice and adversity

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BLACK BRITISH HISTORY • Historian Hannah Cusworth answers key questions about the lives of black people in Britain and its former empire

BLACK BRITANNIA • Archaeological studies show that people of African origin were living in Roman Britain - and they weren’t just slaves

THE AFRICAN GOVERNOR • Although his time in Britannia was brief, Quintus Lollius Urbicus changed the frontier with a wall beyond Hadrian’s

SOURCE SECRETS • Hannah Cusworth discusses the fascinating array of documents and techniques that researchers can use to study black British history

SLAVERY’S PAINFUL LEGACY • Teni Gogo reveals why the British empire’s role in transporting millions of African people overseas not only changed what it meant to be ‘black’, but also ‘British’

13 INFLUENTIAL BLACK BRITONS YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF • We delve into the lives of more than a dozen pioneering politicians, performers and public figures who deserve to be better known

MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN IS BORN • Sonia Grant charts black Britain in the 20th century, through the early settlers, war, the arrival of the Windrush, and beyond

BRISTOL’S BUS BOYCOTT • Inspired by Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s protest in Montgomery, Alabama, black Britons fought racism on public transport

HANNAH CUSWORTH ON BLACK BRITISH HISTORY TODAY

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

ON THE B B C

How to survive a REGENCY MARRIAGE • Anyone who has read Jane Austen will have an idea of how much effort a high society woman in Regency Britain gave to finding a husband....