VERDUN: HELL IN THE TRENCHES

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BRITAIN’S BESTSELLING HISTORY MAGAZINE February 2016 • www.historyextra.com/bbchistorymagazine

Medieval king-killer Henry IV’s bloody rise to the throne

The Dad’s Army guide to ighting Hitler

Benjamin Franklin From British patriot to American hero

WHYBRITAIN

LOVES ITS FAILURES

“Long live the knife!” Castrated Georgian opera stars

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The legend of King Arthur

How a Dark Age myth became a global phenomenon