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 JANUARY 2023

SNAPSHOTS

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

THIS MONTH IN… 49 BC • ANNIVERSARIES THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY

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

THE HISTORY DETECTIVE • DR NELL DARBY INVESTIGATES COLD CASES FROM THE ARCHIVES CASE #005 THE MONEY MURDERS DID ROBERT HENRY MONEY MURDER HIS SISTER REFORE KILLING HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN SEVEN YEARS LATER? DR NELL DARDY EXAMINES THE POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TWO TRAGIC EDWARDIAN CASES

IN A NUTSHELL • YOUR BRIEF EXPLAINER TO HISTORY'S HOT TOPICS

SPOTLIGHT ON… • THE LIVES OF HISTORY'S MOST FAMOUS FIGURES

7 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COFFEE • Paul Chrystal shares seven facts about the discovery of coffee and Britain's long love affair with the ‘sinful’ beverage…

CRIMEAN WAR • Discover the explosive story behind the 19th-century conflict that pitted Russia against Britain and its allies

THE DISCONCERT OF EUROPE • We chart some of the most important moments in the story of the Crimean War: from the Ottoman empire's humiliation in Greece to the Charge of the Light Brigade and beyond

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR • Professor Andrew Lambert answers key questions about the 19th-century conflict and its impact on Russia and Britain today

THE GREAT UNRAVELLING • Religious tensions and Russian ambitions shattered the system that had long prevented war between Europe's major powers

THE BATTLES THAT SHAPED THE CRIMEAN WAR • From the first clash along the Danube to the fierce fight to take Sevastopol, we examine the conflict's most important encounters

FLORENCE AND THE MILITARY MACHINE • Nursing and the treatment of wounded soldiers forever changed in the Crimean War, thanks in no small measure to an implacable Englishwoman named Florence Nightingale

LADY OF THE STATS • Florence Nightingale revolutionised nursing, and had the numbers to prove it

THE CHANGING FACES OF WARFARE • Thanks to a host of 19th-century innovations, the Crimean conflict became the first truly ‘modern’ war

PEACE AND PICKING UP THE PIECES • Professor Andrew Lambert explains how the Crimean War came to an end, and the effect it had on Europe and beyond

PROFESSOR ANDREW LAMBERT ON THE CRIMEAN WAR'S LEGACY

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

ON THE BBC

GIVING THE NAMELESS A VOICE • Jonathan Wright talks to the award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus about his efforts to piece together the life of a freed slave in Sierra Leone, listed in a register as merely “Recaptive Number 11,407, without name, deaf and dumb”

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY • Giuseppe Arcimboldo's playful depiction of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II carries deeper messages of power and status

PAINTED PEOPLE • From religious and cultural practices, to acts of sedition, the art of tattooing dates back many thousands of years. Dr Matt Lodder,...