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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All About History

Defining Moments

THE CELTS • We reveal the complex and pan-continental origins of this often misunderstood people from our ancient past

Celts through time

A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE • EUROPE, C.800-50 BCE

THE Anatomy of A DRUID • BRITAIN AND FRANCE, C.50 BCE - 600 CE

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD • BRITAIN’S MOST SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF CELTIC ART, BRITAIN, C.350-50 BCE

CELTIC LEADERS • Ten fascinating figures of whom you may – or may not – have heard

PROFESSOR MARION GIBSON • EXPLORING CELTIC PAGANISM, REVIVAL AND IDENTITY

CELTIC RUINS • Discover ancient ruins among mysterious moors and curious cliff tops

SHAKA • HOW AN EXILE USED WAR AND POLITICAL GUILE TO BECOME AFRICA’S CONQUERING KING

THE KING-MAKING AUNT • Exploring the importance of Mkabayi

THE ZULU SUCCESSORS

THE BEAST’S HORNS • Analysing the famous Zulu battle formation

A ZULU WARRIOR • What made them unique?

HISTORY’S 20 GREATEST HOAXES • We count down frauds and fakes that fooled the world

NAZI TERROR IN ROME • Author Victor Failmezger tells us the story of Nazi occupied Rome and the heroes who defied their rule

Defender of Women • Christine de Pizan, Europe’s first professional female writer, used her words to fight the misogyny of her time

Pizan’s Patrons • Six people who enabled Pizan’s brilliant writing career

Palace Politics • Pizan’s work was not restricted to the defence of women

LEGACY OF THE AZTECS • The vestiges of the fallen Aztec Empire live on in Mexico today

DIEGO RIVERA & FRIDA KAHLO • The celebrated Mexican artists revered their nation’s Aztec past

AZTLÁN & MEXICA • The mythic home of the Aztecs and the people they became

POLITICAL PIONEERS OF AMERICA • The people who lead the charge of demographic change in the US

OTHER BIG FIRSTS • Important milestones in US politics

BATTLE OF SEKIGAHARA • JAPAN, 21 OCTOBER 1600

EASTERN ARMY

WESTERN ARMY

21 OCT 1600 • How the eastern forces, led by Tokugawa Ieyasu, beat their western foes at the Battle of Sekigahara

KATHERINE PARR HAD NEVER MARRIED HENRY VIII? • Author, intellectual and formidable queen regent, Parr’s impact as Henry VIII’s wife resonates to this day

INTERVIEW WITH

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

LOST JEWS OF ENGLAND • A new interactive history and art project explores the hidden history of England’s Sephardi Jews

REVIEWS • The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

RECOMMENDS…

HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD • Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

BOBOTIE • A CLASSIC OF SOUTH AFRICAN CUISINE, SOUTH AFRICA, 17TH CENTURY - PRESENT