Issue 4

Articles from Issue 4 (June/July 2017) of BBC World Histories Magazine

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The Grand Pyramid and plaza at the maya city of Tikal, in modern-day Guatemala

Tikal in 7 artefacts: explore the metropolis of the Maya . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ornate water gardens of the ancient fortress of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka

General ancient history

From Nan Madol to Karakorum: 7 cities that history forgot

A Red Cross worker in the United States, 1918

Spanish flu: the virus that changed the world

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The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?

The USS Liberty arriving for repairs following the attack by Israeli warplanes and motor torpedo boats

Why did Israel attack the USS Liberty?

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Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and a mountain in the background

Explore Kyoto: Japan’s city of gardens and geishas . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Benito Mussolini with members of the Black shirt Legion

The thorns in Mussolini’s side: the anti-Fascists who opposed the Italian regime

The Rolling Stones arrive in Zurich on the 14th April 1967, the day after their performance in Warsaw - (Left to right) Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Keith Richards (Bettmann/Getty Images)

What happened when the Rolling Stones rocked Warsaw?

John Buckley and James Holland next to a fighter plane at the Imperial Museum, London

Second World War

The War in the West: James Holland in conversation