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.

All About History

Welcome

DEFINING MOMENTS

ALL ABOUT THE NORMANS • From their Viking origins to building kingdoms across continents, explore the rise and decline of this powerful Medieval community

KEY EVENTS

COLCHESTER CASTLE • COLCHESTER, UK 1076 – PRESENT

ROGER I OF SICILY • SICILY 1061-72

THE CLOISTERS CROSS • The origins of this exquisite artefact are shrouded in mystery

IMPORTANT NORMANS • These influential men and women helped forge the Norman world

FORGING THE NORMANS • Medievalist Levi Roach discusses how Viking conquerors settled in the north of France and created the Norman peoples

NORMAN CHURCHES OF EUROPE • From the oldest roof in Britain to the resting place of William Conqueror, these Romanesque churches are simply stunning

WAR OF THE THREE KINGS • Brutal 1066 showdown that changed a nation forever

SECRETS OF THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY • What mysteries are hidden within the famous embroidery? We spoke to three experts to find out

FREDDIE MERCURY CREATION OF A ROCK ICON • One of the world’s most famous rock stars, Freddie Mercury was also one of the most unlikely celebrities of his day

Charles II’s FORGOTTEN FLEET • How the Popish Plot nearly unravelled the construction and recording of Britain’s new Navy

THE CULT OF KALI FACT OR FICTION? • IN BRITISH-RULED INDIA, THIS NOTORIOUS SECT SACRIFICED THEIR VICTIMS TO THE GODDESS KALI… OR DID THEY?

DECEIT, GREED & POWER THE RISE AND FALL OF ALCIBIADES • How the flip-flopping statesman of the Peloponnesian War was both hero and villain

APPOMATTOX • APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VIRGINIA 9 APRIL 1865

WHAT IF… CARTHAGE HAD DEFEATED ROME? • A victory for Carthage would have dealt a blow to the Roman Empire and led to a very different Mediterranean culture

RENOIR AND LOVE • A new exhibition examines the French painter’s exploration of human relationships

REVIEWS

NUREMBERG

BEEF STROGANOFF • RUSSIA, 19TH CENTURY