Fire from the sky

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AARON WILLIAM MOORE is impressed by a considered and inclusive account of the

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BBC History Magazine

16 April 2025

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The strange case of tattarisuo

The most gruesome case in Finland’s history began on Tuesday 19 August 1930, when 14-year-old Leo Löfman found a human hand in a spring. The boy had been picking berries in Tattarisuo, a marshy, unpop

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The first americans

Discover indigenous life before the colonists landed

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Birds that break the rules

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect

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Behind closed doors

The daughter of Gisèle Pelicot on the family’s ordeal

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KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset ANTONY MARR is a fellow, and previous chair, of AGRA and a former deputy registrar JAYNE SHRIMPTON is a professional dress historian and portrait s

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Yesterday remembered

One day late in 1939, a small article appeared in our daily newspaper. It was submitted by the government and was an appeal for British women to knit socks for men in the army, which was unable to obt