History Extra Magazine
23 December, 2025
BBC History is Britain's best selling history magazine devoted to history enthusiasts of all levels of knowledge and interest. Published 13 times a year, BBC History magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world's leading historians and journalists.
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Every one of us has an archive of our life, which is part of a bigger history
For frederick douglass, escape didn’t bring freedom from fear
Martin luther condemned the german peasants’ war
Underfloor heating signalled roman ingenuity and luxury
Scholars have applied models used in genetic research to homer’s iliad
Six scandals that rocked the royals
Simon de montfort convenes an extraordinary parliament
Latvian anarchists bring terror to the east end
Henry vii weds elizabeth of york in westminster
