BBC History Revealed Magazine

Protestors against the Sedition Act outside the White House

What was the 1918 Sedition Act?

Johannes Gutenberg examines a page from the moveable type printing press that he invented

Who invented the printing press?

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Alice Mitchell stabs her lover, Freda Ward, to death, shown in a contemporary illustration. A court declared that the killing was an act of insanity.

Victorian murder scandals What six killings tell us about women's lives in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photo of a giant tortoise, with branches in the background.

General History

9 extinct animals you should know about

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Shelley Tobin

My life in history Costume curator for the National Trust . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photograph of modern day women wearing Tudor costumes.

7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Tudor fashion

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A painting of a partially clothed man (wearing shorts, and an open shirt) reclining on a bed.

The new radicals: how the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Hand placing a coin on a tower.

Life hacks from history How to get rich . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A photo of someone holding a carved toy chariot with wheels.

Top 10 toys from history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Deborah Meaden and Lady Hester Stanhope

My history hero Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden chooses Lady Hester Stanhope . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of George Robert Twelves Hewes

George Robert Twelves Hewes: the shoemaker who became a patriot

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Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London as imagined in Paul Delaroche’s 1852 painting.

Philippa Langley on the Princes in the Tower: “It was clear we had to consider the possibility that they survived” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Portrait of Jane Cowan.

My life in history Head of conservation at Lincoln Cathedral . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Human hand holding a brick, building a house step by step.

Life hacks from history Build a dream home . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.