Christmas 2019 (Issue 76)

Expert history articles from issue 76 of BBC History Revealed

Five names are commonly held as titans among the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton (l-r). Food of them would serve as presidents of the young United States. (Images by Getty Images)

Founding fathers: the men who made America

The Cunard liner Lusitania

First World War

How did Britain react to the sinking of the Lusitania?

A family at the seaside in the 1960s.

In pictures: English life in the 1960s, photographed by Tony Ray-Jones

A stained glass depiction of the nativity.

General ancient history

The history of the nativity: how much is known about the birth of Jesus?