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Contents APRIL 2012 FEATURES THE ROMANS 22 The Roman invasion: Whose side were the Britons on? Gillian Hovell considers the key questions of the Roman conquest 30 Canterbury’s other martyr Sarah Foot reveals how an 11th-century archbishop came to grief 32 Why the Seventies still matter It was the 1970s that forged today’s Britain, argues Dominic Sandbrook 34 Witness to the war Sir Max Hastings on braving the cold and Argentine bullets in the Falklands 30 years ago 40 “I find myself a traitor” Dan Jones contends that Shakespeare’s Richard II sticks closely to the historical record THE ROMANS 44 Rome after dark Mary Beard discovers the thrills and perils that would await a Roman in the imperial city at night THE ROMANS 52 The mystery of the Roman ‘princess’ Julian Richards investigates an unusual archaeological find 4 56 Britain’s wartime intelligence factory Christopher Grey explains how Bletchley Park operated on a gigantic scale in the Second World War Contact us PHONE Subscriptions & back issues 0844 844 0250 Advertising 0117 314 8752 Editorial 0117 314 7377 EMAIL Editorial historymagazine@historyextra.com Subscriptions & back issues bbchistorymag@servicehelpline.co.uk POST Editorial BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Subscriptions & back issues BBC History Magazine, PO Box 279, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8DF In the US/Canada you can contact us at: PO Box 421133, Palm Coast, FL 32142 bbchistory@emailcustomerservice.com Toll free 800-342-3592 THE TITANIC STORY 16-page mini-magazine in association with the National Maritime Museum EVERY MONTH 6 Letters 8 Milestones: It happened in April News 12 Breaking news 14 News from the journals 17 News round-up 18 World news in context: Athos 55 Counterblast: Making history compulsory 61 Book reviews 11 new history books reviewed 73 TV&Radio What’s on in April Out&About 76 Where history happened: Titanic 92 100 places that made Britain: The People’s Palace 94 Ten things to do in April 96 Ye olde travel guide: Hedeby in 950 Miscellany 101 Q&A: Your historical questions answered 104 Prize crossword: Win The Titanic Remembered 105 Puzzles 106 My history hero by Sue Townsend Subscribe 38 Save 30% when you subscribe by Direct Debit today / LONDON OF TV/MUSEUM ION IONS/L PRODUCT SWEET IVE/ALAMY/PA/NEAL ARCH ART IDGEMAN AKG/BR GCHQ IRECTOR , D ION ISS PERM IND KITH W, REPRODUCED IGHT COPYR CROWN USPS Identification Statement BBC HISTORY (ISSN 1469-8552) (USPS 024-177) April 2012 is published 13 times a year under license from BBC Worldwide by Immediate Media Company Bristol, 9th Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN, UK. Distributed in the US by Evergreen Marketing, 116 Ram Cat Alley, Suite 201, Seneca, SC 29678-3263. Periodicals postage paid at Seneca, SC and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BBC HISTORY, PO Box 421133, Palm Coast, FL 32142-1133 BBC History Magazine
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APRIL 2012

FEATURES

THE ROMANS

22 The Roman invasion: Whose side were the Britons on? Gillian Hovell considers the key questions of the Roman conquest

30 Canterbury’s other martyr Sarah Foot reveals how an 11th-century archbishop came to grief

32 Why the Seventies still matter It was the 1970s that forged today’s Britain, argues Dominic Sandbrook

34 Witness to the war Sir Max Hastings on braving the cold and Argentine bullets in the Falklands 30 years ago

40 “I find myself a traitor” Dan Jones contends that Shakespeare’s Richard II sticks closely to the historical record

THE ROMANS

44 Rome after dark Mary Beard discovers the thrills and perils that would await a Roman in the imperial city at night

THE ROMANS

52 The mystery of the Roman ‘princess’ Julian Richards investigates an unusual archaeological find

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56 Britain’s wartime intelligence factory Christopher Grey explains how Bletchley Park operated on a gigantic scale in the Second World War

Contact us

PHONE Subscriptions & back issues 0844 844 0250 Advertising 0117 314 8752 Editorial 0117 314 7377

EMAIL Editorial historymagazine@historyextra.com Subscriptions & back issues bbchistorymag@servicehelpline.co.uk

POST Editorial BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Subscriptions & back issues BBC History Magazine, PO Box 279, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8DF

In the US/Canada you can contact us at: PO Box 421133, Palm Coast, FL 32142 bbchistory@emailcustomerservice.com Toll free 800-342-3592

THE TITANIC STORY 16-page mini-magazine in association with the National Maritime Museum

EVERY MONTH

6 Letters

8 Milestones: It happened in April

News 12 Breaking news 14 News from the journals 17 News round-up 18 World news in context: Athos

55 Counterblast: Making history compulsory

61 Book reviews 11 new history books reviewed

73 TV&Radio What’s on in April

Out&About 76 Where history happened: Titanic 92 100 places that made Britain: The People’s Palace 94 Ten things to do in April 96 Ye olde travel guide: Hedeby in 950

Miscellany 101 Q&A: Your historical questions answered 104 Prize crossword: Win The Titanic Remembered 105 Puzzles

106 My history hero by Sue Townsend

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USPS Identification Statement BBC HISTORY (ISSN 1469-8552) (USPS 024-177) April 2012 is published 13 times a year under license from BBC Worldwide by Immediate Media Company Bristol, 9th Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN, UK. Distributed in the US by Evergreen Marketing, 116 Ram Cat Alley, Suite 201, Seneca, SC 29678-3263. Periodicals postage paid at Seneca, SC and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BBC HISTORY, PO Box 421133, Palm Coast, FL 32142-1133

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