All About History

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

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DEFINING MOMENTS

ALL ABOUT THE FIRST PERSIAN EMPIRE • Where modern Iran now sits was the heart of one of the ancient world’s most powerful and feared empires

Achaemenian Dynasty

MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS • TURKEY, 351 BCE - 1494

THE Anatomy of A PERSIAN IMMORTAL WARRIOR • 550 BCE - 330 BCE

KINGS AND QUEENS OF PERSIA • From the founder of an empire to an imposter king, meet the royal figures who played an important role in the Persian Empire

DR EMMA BRIDGES • HOW MUCH DO THE ANCIENT GREEKS STILL INFLUENCE OUR PERSPECTIVES ON THE FIRST PERSIAN EMPIRE?

PERSIAN RUINS • Five breathtaking sites from one of the largest empires in history

THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION • THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING A LOST SCRIPT IRAN, 6TH CENTURY BCE

HENRY V THE MAKING OF THE WARRIOR KING • The future victor of Agincourt won his spurs as a young Prince of Wales while defending his father from enemies across Britain

RICHARD II IN IRELAND • The Emerald Isle was the scene of two forgotten expeditions led by the doomed king, with the latter becoming the future Henry V’s first military experience

THE SHREWSBURY SCAR • Prince Henry underwent a horrific but successful surgery after defeating Hotspur, which most likely left him facially disfigured

THE TRUTH ABOUT FALSTAFF AND PRINCE HAL • William Shakespeare immortalised Henry’s youth by depicting a fictional friendship with a disreputable knight

Gertrude Stein Queen of the Salon • Having moved to Paris in 1903, Stein’s home became a Mecca for aspiring artists and intellectuals in the early 20th century, helping to guide some of the most influential innovators of the era

The Court of Queen Gertrude • Some of the famous faces that passed through Stein’s salon

Themes of the Lost Generation • What did these artists have in common?

HISTORY’S WORST ROMANCES • Driven by love, ambition, lust and convenience, discover some of the most destructive relationships in history

BLOODIEST WEDDINGS • Four weddings that prove that nuptials were not always a time for celebrating

TOWER SPOUSES • Some monarchs thought locking up their spouse was the only solution

WHO WERE THE ANTIPOPES? • In the medieval era, there were periods in which factions opposed to the incumbent pope elected their own alternative – an antipope

5 Antipope Facts • A quick guide to antipopes

Two Official Popes? • There are three instances where both pope and antipope are given recognition in the Roman Catholic Church’s Annuario Pontificio, its list of popes. And one where three reigns overlap!

INDIAN ARMY AT WAR • How the Indian Army’s experiences on the bloody battlefields of the First World War helped pave the way for independence

THE QUEST FOR ACCURACY IN 1917 • How director Sam Mendes crafted an electrifying, immersive cinematic experience for 1917while maintaining exceptional detail and realism

THE WILD EAST • Writer of Audible series Murders In Old China Paul French on how the early 20th century saw Shanghai, Hong Kong and other Chinese cities become a hotbed of crime and corruption

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EASTER ISLADERS? • The Rapa Nui stone giants have witnessed the rise and fall of a remarkable civilisation. But what happened to those who carved them?

WHAT WERE THE MOAI FOR?...