August 2017 (Issue 45)

Expert articles from the August 2017 issue of BBC History Revealed Magazine

Painting of the Battle of Blenheim

The battle of Blenheim: how did the Duke of Marlborough triumph on the Danube?

Photo of statue of Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson’s voyage to Vinland

Engraving of the death of Cleopatra

When and how did Queen Cleopatra die and who killed her?

The entry of Prince Charles Edward, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', into Edinburgh in Scotland in 1745. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Forty-five rebellion: why did it fail?