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.

Welcome

All About History

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT COMMUNIST CHINA

Key Events

TIANANMEN SQUARE • Beijing 1651 - present

MAO SUIT • China c.1912 - present

MAO'S LITTLE RED BOOK • Billions of copies of this dainty little tome were distributed and it became a weapon in the Cultural Revolution China, 1964

KEY POLITICAL FIGURES • Ten men and women who helped shape Communist China

CHINA AFTER MAO • Frank Dikötter discusses the period of economic reform and social change in the wake of the Chairman’s death

RED TOURISM • Revolutionary hotspots, from the birthplace of Mao to a mountain-sized sculpture of him

BEYOND THE MYTHS TROY • Unearth the true history of this legendary city and discover what still remains

THE NINE CITIES OF TROY • Several layers of the city have been unearthed, revealing its long history

GREEKS TROJANS

THE BIRTH OF THE YAKUZA • The Yakuza like to glamourise their samurai origins, but their real roots are in the gambling gangs of two centuries ago

RITUAL ATONEMENT • Finger severing (yubitsume) and suicide by disembowelling (seppuku) are core to the Yakuza’s legend

FULL-BODY TATTOOING • Tattooing remains central to Yakuza identity, but irezumi has a deeper spiritual meaning than often realised

FAILED COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA • The New World promised riches and expanded empires, but often it was the poorest who paid the price

VIRGINIA DARE AND THE CREATION OF A MYSTERY • Few figures better encapsulate the American fascination with what happened at Roanoke than Virginia Dare

REDISCOVERING TRANS HISTORY • As the world celebrates international pride month, we spoke to four leading experts about the importance of trans history and their hopes for the future

HOW TO WIN A WAR • Lessons from the greatest battles in history

MANOEUVRABILITY

PRESSING HOME AN ADVANTAGE

SUBTERFUGE

TYCHO BRAHE: THE Radical ASTRONOMER • Discover the life of the Danish nobleman who was led astray by the stars

Tycho's Assistants

BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN • LITTLE BIGHORN RIVER, MONTANA, USA, 25 JUNE 1876

STEPHEN OF BLOIS HAD DIED IN THE WHITE SHIP DISASTER? • Without Stephen being able to claim the crown, England may have experienced its first queen regnant

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

LUXURY AND POWER • A new exhibition at the British Museum explores the opulence of the ancient Persians

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY • A powerhouse prequel to Netflix's worldwide Regency hit

MRS PANKHURST'S BODYGUARD • Uncovering the self-defence side of the suffragettes' story

SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO • 'Contextualising the material Shakespeare' 400 years on

HISTORY of WAR RECOMMENDS…

THE OLDEST BOOK IN THE WORLD: PHILOSOPHY IN THE AGE OF THE PYRAMIDS • A captivating exploration of Ancient Egyptian ideas, language and history

JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG • A balanced and challenging examination of justice in post-Nazi Germany

SCRAPPLE • A FRUGAL DISH FROM EARLY AMERICAN COLONISTS, USA, 17TH CENTURY - PRESENT