All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.
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THE ETRUSCANS • We explore northern Italy before the rise of the Romans to see what life was like for another ancient civilisation
Etruscan civilisation
BANDITACCIA NECROPOLIS • CERVETERI, ITALY, 7TH - 3RD CENTURY BCE
THE Anatomy of ETRUSCAN NOBLE • ETRURIA, 900 - 300 BCE
Historical Treasures CHIMERA OF AREZZO • A STUNNING MASTERPIECE OF ETRUSCAN ART AREZZO, C. 400 BCE
GODS OF THE ETRUSCANS • The deities that this ancient civilisation worshiped, many of whom would go on to influence future cultures in the region
PROFESSOR PHILIP PERKINS • WHAT ARE BUCCHERO CERAMICS AND WHAT CAN THEY TEACH US ABOUT THE ETRUSCANS?
ETRUSCAN WONDERS • Immerse yourself in the history of this fascinating civilization
THE TERRIBLE FIRST TSAR IVAN • WAS HIS MURDEROUS REIGN THE INSPIRATION FOR RUSSIAN DICTATORS WHO FOLLOWED?
MAUREEN PERRIE
IVAN AND ELIZABETH • The odd connection between the Russian Tsar and the Virgin Queen
HOW TERRIBLE WAS ‘THE TERRIBLE’? • There’s a plethora of gruesome horror stories surrounding Ivan, but just how terrible was he in reality?
WHO WERE ? THE BOYARS • The target of so much of Ivan’s ire, but who were they?
WHAT’S IN A NAME? • Exploring the popularity of the title ‘caesar’
PARIS' THEATRE OF TERROR • Inside the Parisian theatre that shocked and horrified audiences for over 60 years
TALES OF TERROR • Five of the most famous and frightening plays that were performed at the Grand Guignol
THE TERROR LIVES ON! • Rhea Amos, managing director of Colorado’s Pandemic Collective, tells us how they keep the Grand Guignol spirit alive
NOEL COWARD AND THE BRITISH GRAND GUIGNOL • It wasn’t just the French who had all the fun
DAILY LIFE FOR THE MAYA • Life in the Maya civilisation revolved around the key values of strong family bonds, hard work and community
AN A-MAIZE-ING POWER • One thing united all of Maya society – maize
THE DARK SIDE OF THE RENAISSANCE • Exploring the violence, tragedy and terror of one of the most celebrated periods in European history with Professor Catherine Fletcher
DA VINCI’S WAR MACHINES • The polymath designed numerous military inventions
WAS THE HUSBAND OF MONA LISA A SLAVE TRADER? • The dark truth behind the world’s most famous smile
THE NAZIS ARE COMING! • INSIDE KANALKAMPF, STAGE ONE OF HITLER’S PLAN TO INVADE BRITAIN AND WIN THE WAR IN WESTERN EUROPE
VIKING WARRIOR WOMEN • Dr Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir discusses the incredible myths of the Valkyrie and what they teach us about the lives of medieval Norse women
WOMER OF POWER • Norse mythology was full of influential female figures
DARK LESSONS • Would the sagas have been heard as parables for medieval life?
BATTLE OF KALKA RIVER • RUSSIA, 31 MAY 1223
MONGOLS TOTAL 20,000 ALL CAVALRY
RUSSIANS TOTAL 80,000 CAVALRY AND INFANTRY
31 MAY 1223 • How the heavily outnumbered Mongols crushed the combined Russian and Kipchaq forces
REPUBLICANS WIN SPANISH CIVIL WAR • Against all odds, Republican forces in Spain have declared victory after defeating the Nationalist onslaught
EXCLUSIVE Interview With PAUL PRESTON
WHO WAS FRANCISCO FRANCO?
LIFE IN THE BLITZ • Marking...