Issue 5

Articles from Issue 5 (August/September 2017) of BBC World Histories Magazine

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1: Lynda Carter stars as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman) on the CBS Television Series

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

A painting of 1616 depicts the Moriscos boarding ships to sail from the port of Valencia

The 17th-century expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain: what happened?

Illustration by Joey Guidone

The big question: has terrorism ever achieved its aims?

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Sveti Georgi (St George) a Roman-era church is Sofia's oldest preserved building

Explore Sofia, Bulgaria: an emperor’s home from Rome . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.