November 2021

Expert history articles from the November 2021 issue of BBC History Magazine

circa 1923: A Remembrance Day poster issued by the British Legion after World War One, reminding people to wear a Flanders poppy on November 11th. (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

First World War

Why we should remember... When the paper poppy became a symbol of remembrance

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Adam Henson and Robert Bakewell

My history hero Adam Henson chooses Robert Bakewell . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Marine M4 Sherman tank uses flails to detonate mines

Second World War

The Sherwood Rangers’ road to victory

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Dr Clare Jackson. (Photograph by Caroline Mardon)

Clare Jackson “England was seen as a pariah state, ruled by regicidal rebels who’d publicly executed their king” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEX_Voices_Michael Wood

Michael Wood on Afghanistan “A new world is emerging, reviving older connections” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Windows on to history

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Anna Whitelock's Talking Points A history of violence . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 14th-century illustration shows two bishops watching men fight to the death in a trial by combat.

Medieval trial by combat: the real history behind The Last Duel

The title page and frontispiece of Olaudah Equiano’s Interesting Narrative

David Olusoga on the extraordinary story of Olaudah Equiano

A portrait from the 18th century of King George III wearing his coronation robes

George III: why his reputation as the mad king who lost America needs to be re-evaluated