April 2018 (Issue 54)

Expert articles from the April 2018 issue of BBC History Revealed Magazine

Photo of the Jarrow March

The Jarrow march The lasting legacy of the 1936 protest

Pregnant woman before giving birth in the 13th century

16 things you (probably) didn’t know about the rituals behind royal births, from the medieval era to the present day

Members of the royal family: Prince Louis; Prince George; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, Princess Royal; and Queen Elizabeth II during the Queen's annual birthday parade on 8 June 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Q&A How did the royals choose 'Windsor'?

Illustration of a mummy with mask

How to make an Egyptian mummy in 6 steps

Crowds of women from ancient Greece gather round a man holding a vase

Q&A What was life like for Spartan women?