September 2019 (Issue 72)

Expert articles from the September 2019 issue of BBC History Revealed Magazine

Tudors play real tennis, a precursor to the modern game of tennis

Q&A What was Real Tennis?

A trieme is rowed towards a naval battle in a scene depicting the battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC

The ancient Greeks at war: hoplites, the phalanx and the greatest battles

A portrait of Princess Elizabeth

The birth of Elizabeth I: everything you need to know

The Byzantines and a flamethrower

General ancient history

Q&A What was Greek fire?

Explorer Ferdinand Magellan

Dire straits: the story of Ferdinand Magellan’s fatal voyage of discovery

The Kray brothers

The A-Z of British gangs and gangsters

Black rights activist Malcolm X

Malcolm X: Activism, assassination and how he predicted his own death

Baked loves of bread

Q&A Why are there 13 items in a Baker’s Dozen?

Ballerina Margot Fonteyn in a tutu

Q&A Who invented the tutu?

A young girl in an ancient Roman fresco

Q&A Were girls educated in ancient Rome?

The Popes Palace, or Palais des Papes, in Avignon, France.

Q&A Why did the papacy move to Avignon in the 14th century?

The siege of Sevastopol

Q&A Why did Britain fight the Crimean War?

American business magnate JD Rockefeller sits at a desk

Q&A Who was the first billionaire?

Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle

The many faces of Robin Hood

Men play kemari ball game

Q&A Who played the sport of kemari?