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February 2019 (Issue 65)
February 2019 (Issue 65)
Expert articles from the February 2019 issue of BBC History Revealed Magazine
20th Century
Richard Nixon: the rise and fall of an American president
Victorian
Q&A
What was floriography?
Second World War
Q&A
Where were the crown jewels kept during World War II?
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Tudor
Who was Lady Jane Grey? The tragic story of the ‘Nine Days Queen’
Ancient Egypt
Searching for the pharaohs: where are the tombs of Ancient Egypt’s missing kings and queens?
Medieval
Q&A
Why is Henry V's portrait in profile?
20th Century
How The Beatles broke America
General ancient history
Q&A
Where was Genghis Khan buried?
20th Century
The Rivers of Blood speech: what was it and how did it divide Britain?
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General ancient history
Ashurbanipal ‘the Great’, the Lion of Assyria