April 2019 (Issue 67)

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

Picture of a court jester

10 April Fools pranks through history that went wrong

The US cutter Spencer attacks U-boat U-175

Second World War

The Battle of the Atlantic: why Britain almost lost to Hitler’s U-boats

Tomb of Richard the Lionheart

Q&A How did Richard the Lionheart die? And where is he buried?

January 1973: Londoners reading the newspapers headlining Britain's entry into the Common Market.

When did the UK join the European Economic Community (EEC) and why?

A young visitor looks at a painting depicting the Amritsar Massacre

Amritsar: day of shame