October 2021

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

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Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak

My history hero Reeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scene of the 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' at the Disney World in Orlando, Florida, 1971

Why we should remember... The day Walt Disney World Resort in Florida welcomed its first guests

A 14th-century illustration of a farmer leading a pack animal through the ice and snow

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages

Progressive potter: Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95). As well as pioneering new types of pottery, he also imbued his work with political radicalism. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Josiah Wedgwood: the radical father of English pottery

Sir Lancelot of the Lake and Queen Guinevere seen embracing by King Arthur in a medieval illustration

Tudors in love: what were the dynasty’s romantic secrets?

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Historian Saul David

Saul David “It was astonishing bravery – and cold-blooded bravery, too” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEX_Voices_Michael Wood

Michael Wood on Tamil culture “Let’s cherish this shining light of the great Bronze Age civilisations” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri “Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

First World War

How George V won the war

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Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Foundational stories . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A plane crashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center

9/11: Twenty years on