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CONTENTS MARCH 2024 FEATURES EVERY MONTH 68 20 Elizabeth v Mary Nicola Tallis chronicles the sibling rivalry that soured the relationship between these two Tudor queens 30 The wheelbarrow craze What drove Victorians to race handcarts from one end of Britain to the other? David Musgrove investigates 36 Five things you (probably) didn’t know about… the Vikings Ryan Lavelle reveals five fascinating facts about the Scandinavian raiders, traders and explorers 38 Knights! Camera! A ction! Robert Bartlett dissects Hollywood’s longstanding obsession with movies inspired by the Middle Ages 46 Who shot JFK? Rob Attar on the enduring power of conspiracy theories, from the Knights Templar to the murder of a president 53 The Bengal famine Kavita Puri tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the modern history of the Indian subcontinent 58 The ancient world’s greatest city Islam Issa reveals how Alexandria became a global powerhouse 6 Anniversaries The Conversation 11 LGBTQ trailblazers 15 Michael Wood on the global legacy of imperialism 16 Hidden Histories 18 Letters 44 Q&A History questions answered Books 68 Interview: Judith Flanders discusses her book on how the Victorians mourned the dead 72 New history books reviewed Encounters 7 7 Diary: Things to se e and do this month 83 Podcast: Aztec warfare 84 Explore: Harlech Castle 86 Historic Cities: Lisbon 88 Prize crossword 90 My h i s t o r y he r o Natalie Haynes on Phryne, an ancient Greek courtesan 38 58 46 86 4
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53 I V E S A R C H I L C O U N C I A N L O T H E A S T O F / C O U R T E S Y / A L A M Y / S H U T T E R S T O C K I M E / D R E A M S T I M A G E S G E T T Y 20 “As Mary’s health grew worse, her antipathy towards Elizabeth remained” 30 MORE FROM US SUBSCRIBE SAVE WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE TODAY S e e p age 3 4 f o r de t a i l s *Avail able f o r UK d i r e c t debi t o r der s onl y ENGAGE historyextra.com The website of BBC History Magazine is fi l led with exci t ing content on Br i t ish and world his tor y, and includes an extensive archive of magazine content. Social media @historyextra his tor yex t r a @historyextra LISTEN PODCAST Our award-winning podcas t is released si x t imes a week. Why not check i t out today, and explore our archive of more than 1,700 previous episodes. Download episodes for free from all major podcast providers, or via historyextra.com/podcast USPS Identification Statement BBC HIS TORY ( I S SN 14 6 9 - 8 5 5 2 ) (USPS 024 -177) March 2024 is published 13 t imes a year under licence f r om BBC S t udio s by Immediat e Media C ompany L ondon L imi t ed , V i neyar d House, 4 4 Br ook Gr een, Hammer smi t h , L ondon W6 7B T, UK . Di s t r i bu t ed in t he US b y NP S Medi a G r oup, 2 En t e r pr i s e Dr i ve , Sui t e 42 0 , Shel t on , C T 0 6 4 8 4 . Per iodic als pos t age paid a t Shel t on , C T and addi t i onal mailing o ffi c e s . P OS TMAS T ER: S end addr e s s change s t o BBC HIS TORY MAGA Z INE , P O Box 3 74 9 5 , Boone, I A 5 0 0 3 7- 0 4 9 5 . 5

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