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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THE MUGHAL EMPIRE • We explore 200 years of one of the most powerful and far-reaching empires of Asia that remains so integral to Indian identity today

The Mughal Empire

TAJ MAHAL • AGRA, INDIA, 1648

A KATHAK DANCER • MUGHAL EMPIRE, 16TH - 17TH CENTURY

COIN OF EMPEROR JAHĀNGĪR • THE EMPIRE’S CURRENCY WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, MUGHAL EMPIRE, 1611

EMINENT MUGHALS • Discover ten interesting men and women of the powerful Mughal court

DR RUBY LAL • BRINGING THE ASTONISHING REIGN OF EMPRESS NŪR JAHĀN TO LIFE

ARCHITECTURAL GEMS • Five breathtaking Mughal-era sites to feast your eyes on

1940-2020 BATTLE OF BRITAIN • We celebrate the heroes who defended the skies over Britain, in what was their finest hour

THE MANY BEHIND THE FEW • Thousands of brave individuals worked tirelessly on the ground in a massive effort to coordinate, defend and assist the aces in the sky

PILOTS AND POOCHES • As well as helping hands there was always a helping paw in the RAF

INSIDE THE HAWKER HURRICANE • Exploring the aircraft that held the front line in the Battle of Britain

INTERNATIONAL HEROES • Exploring the contribution made by international pilots during the battle

PAUL FARNES: FIGHTER ACE • Having sadly passed away in January 2020, we take a look back at our last interview with one of the Battle of Britain’s great pilots

10 MEDIEVAL INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD • There’s much we still owe to the so-called Middle Ages

“IT SUITED SOCIETY FOR THEM TO BE BAD WOMEN” • Historian Hallie Rubenhold discusses her book The Five and her mission to give Jack the Ripper’s victims the dignity that they deserve

Uncovering The Five • Who were the women killed by the Ripper?

Getting The Facts Straight • Correcting five misconceptions about the Ripper’s victims

Countess Dracula • How Elizabeth Báthory terrorised the Kingdom of Hungary and became one of history’s most reviled figures

The Mloody Countess • The killer's legend has inspired many works of fiction

The Mathory Family • Her ancestors rose to wield significant political power in Hungary

MAYFLOWER MYTHS • Dr Simon Targett explains why we might have America’s founding story of the Pilgrims all wrong

Murder IN ANCIENT ROME • Killing was a way of life for politicians and commoners alike, as we learn with historian Dr Emma Southon

DR EMMA SOUTHON

ONE MURDER. 4000 VICTIMS • The punishment could be even worse than the crime

BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS • EMBABA, EGYPT, 21 JULY 1798

THE FRENCH

THE MAMLUKS

21 JULY 1798 • How Napoleon’s forces used superior tactics and discipline to defeat the ferocious Mamluks

CHARLES LINDBERGH HAD RUN FOR PRESIDENT? • Could a fascist really have run for the presidency of the United States in 1940 and won?

CANDACE FLEMING

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

ROMAN TREASURES OF BRITAIN • Digging deep to uncover the forgotten Roman ruins of the British Isles

HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL • A powerful and subversive musical about America’s forgotten Founding Father

THE INFILTRATORS • A love big enough to bring down the Third Reich?

THE ARMS CRISIS OF 1970: THE PLOT THAT NEVER WAS • An...