March 2020 (Issue 79)

Expert history articles from issue 79 of BBC History Revealed

The battle of Stoke Field – German mercenary Martin Schwarz made a famous last stand in the thick of the fighting even as other elements of the rebel army turned and fled

The battle of Stoke Field, 1487 – the real last battle of the Wars of the Roses

Fresh recruits on parade at North Frith Barracks, Hampshire, in 1953 following their call-up for National Service

Your guide to... National Service in Britain

Swastika on a lotus background

Second World War

Why did Hitler choose the swastika, and how did a Sanskrit symbol become a Nazi emblem?

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Illustration of Elizabeth I in a cage

What if... The Spanish Armada had landed? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the International Exhibition of Paris in 1889. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

From ‘eyesore’ to icon: a brief history of the Eiffel Tower

The Duchess of Richmond's ball

Before Waterloo: what happened at the Duchess of Richmond’s ball?

A copper engraving of Margaret Pole's execution

General History

Are these the worst botched executions in history?

A medieval monk praying in front of a table of apothacary's herbs

Beating the Black Death: did medieval medicine help people to survive?