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 MUGHAL EMPIRE • We explore 200 years of one of the most powerful and far-reaching empires of Asia that remains so integral to Indian identity today
The Mughal Empire
TAJ MAHAL • AGRA, INDIA, 1648
A KATHAK DANCER • MUGHAL EMPIRE, 16TH - 17TH CENTURY
COIN OF EMPEROR JAHĀNGĪR • THE EMPIRE’S CURRENCY WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, MUGHAL EMPIRE, 1611
EMINENT MUGHALS • Discover ten interesting men and women of the powerful Mughal court
DR RUBY LAL • BRINGING THE ASTONISHING REIGN OF EMPRESS NŪR JAHĀN TO LIFE
ARCHITECTURAL GEMS • Five breathtaking Mughal-era sites to feast your eyes on
1940-2020 BATTLE OF BRITAIN • We celebrate the heroes who defended the skies over Britain, in what was their finest hour
THE MANY BEHIND THE FEW • Thousands of brave individuals worked tirelessly on the ground in a massive effort to coordinate, defend and assist the aces in the sky
PILOTS AND POOCHES • As well as helping hands there was always a helping paw in the RAF
INSIDE THE HAWKER HURRICANE • Exploring the aircraft that held the front line in the Battle of Britain
INTERNATIONAL HEROES • Exploring the contribution made by international pilots during the battle
PAUL FARNES: FIGHTER ACE • Having sadly passed away in January 2020, we take a look back at our last interview with one of the Battle of Britain’s great pilots
10 MEDIEVAL INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD • There’s much we still owe to the so-called Middle Ages
“IT SUITED SOCIETY FOR THEM TO BE BAD WOMEN” • Historian Hallie Rubenhold discusses her book The Five and her mission to give Jack the Ripper’s victims the dignity that they deserve
Uncovering The Five • Who were the women killed by the Ripper?
Getting The Facts Straight • Correcting five misconceptions about the Ripper’s victims
Countess Dracula • How Elizabeth Báthory terrorised the Kingdom of Hungary and became one of history’s most reviled figures
The Mloody Countess • The killer's legend has inspired many works of fiction
The Mathory Family • Her ancestors rose to wield significant political power in Hungary
MAYFLOWER MYTHS • Dr Simon Targett explains why we might have America’s founding story of the Pilgrims all wrong
Murder IN ANCIENT ROME • Killing was a way of life for politicians and commoners alike, as we learn with historian Dr Emma Southon
DR EMMA SOUTHON
ONE MURDER. 4000 VICTIMS • The punishment could be even worse than the crime
BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS • EMBABA, EGYPT, 21 JULY 1798
THE FRENCH
THE MAMLUKS
21 JULY 1798 • How Napoleon’s forces used superior tactics and discipline to defeat the ferocious Mamluks
CHARLES LINDBERGH HAD RUN FOR PRESIDENT? • Could a fascist really have run for the presidency of the United States in 1940 and won?
CANDACE FLEMING
THE PAST
THE POSSIBILITY
ROMAN TREASURES OF BRITAIN • Digging deep to uncover the forgotten Roman ruins of the British Isles
HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL • A powerful and subversive musical about America’s forgotten Founding Father
THE INFILTRATORS • A love big enough to bring down the Third Reich?
THE ARMS CRISIS OF 1970: THE PLOT THAT NEVER WAS • An...