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MARCH 2018 CONTENTS Features Every month Find out why trade unions were the driving force of early British socialism, on page 47 20 Germany’s final gamble The Spring O ensive was Germany’s last bid to win the First World War. But why, asks Alexander Watson, was it a failure? 29 The unfathomable queen Elizabeth I learned to hide her feelings from a young age. Helen Castor attempts to discover what she was really thinking 34 Civilisation’s rebirth Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga on how the BBC series Civilisation has been reimagined for a new audience 43 The pigeons’ war on Hitler Gordon Corera describes an ingenious plot to subvert Nazi rule using carrier birds 47 Cautious revolutionaries Jon Lawrence explains why Britain’s early socialists chose consensus and compromise over all-out class war 52 A history of witches From 15th-century witch trials to The Wizard of Oz, Owen Davies explores our obsession with sorcery 60 The Bayeux Tapestry Michael Lewis asks why the celebratory embroidery is so sympathetic to the vanquished English 65 Radio nation Amanda Wrigley delves into the 1930s archive of the Radio Times 6 ANNIVERSARIES 11 HISTORY NOW 1 1 The latest history news 14 Backgrounder: Iran 16 Past notes: St David 17 MICHAEL WOOD’S VIEW 18 LETTERS 26 OUR FIRST WORLD WAR 69 BOOKS Wereviewthelatesttitles,plusWendy Websterdiscusseshernewbookon diversityinSecondWorldWarBritain 79 TV & RADIO The best new history programmes 87 MISCELLANY 87 Q&A and quiz 88 Samantha’s recipe corner 89 Prize crossword 90 MY HISTORY HERO BarbaraTaylorBradfordchooses WinstonChurchill MAGAZINE THE TOPTEN MUST SEE HISTORICAL DESTINATIONS 2018 FOR FREE INSIDE: You r 24 - page 2018 history travel guide EXPLORE A WORLD OF HISTORY Pack your bags and travel back in time with our pick of 2018’s most fascinating historical holiday destinations 40 SUBSCRIBE Save when you subscribe today * Available to UK Direct Debit orders only USPS Identification Statement BBC HISTORY (ISSN 1469-8552) (USPS 024-177) March 2018 is published 13 times a year under licence from BBC Worldwide by Immediate Media Company Bristol Ltd, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN, UK. Distributed in the US by Circulation Specialists, Inc., 2 Corporate Drive, Suite 945, Shelton CT 06484-6238. Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, CT and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PO Box 37495, Boone, IA 50037-0495. 29 Elizabeth I: the woman behind the enigma 43 How pigeons bolstered the resistance to Nazi rule in Europe I M E S I O T /A L A M Y/ R A D I M A G E S / G E T T Y B AY E U X M U S E U M 65 1930s Britain through the eyes of the Radio Times 4 BBC History Magazine BBC History Magazine
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52 A journey through the 4,000-year war on witchcra 34 A new attempt to chart the world’s incredible cultural history 20 Germany’s last roll of the dice in 1918 60 “THE TAPESTRY IS SURPRISINGLY GENEROUS TO KING HAROLD” BBC History Magazine BBC History Magazine 5

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MARCH 2018

CONTENTS

Features

Every month

Find out why trade unions were the driving force of early British socialism, on page 47

20 Germany’s final gamble The Spring O ensive was Germany’s last bid to win the First World War. But why, asks Alexander Watson, was it a failure?

29 The unfathomable queen Elizabeth I learned to hide her feelings from a young age. Helen Castor attempts to discover what she was really thinking

34 Civilisation’s rebirth Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga on how the BBC series Civilisation has been reimagined for a new audience

43 The pigeons’ war on Hitler Gordon Corera describes an ingenious plot to subvert Nazi rule using carrier birds

47 Cautious revolutionaries Jon Lawrence explains why Britain’s early socialists chose consensus and compromise over all-out class war

52 A history of witches From 15th-century witch trials to The Wizard of Oz, Owen Davies explores our obsession with sorcery

60 The Bayeux Tapestry Michael Lewis asks why the celebratory embroidery is so sympathetic to the vanquished English

65 Radio nation Amanda Wrigley delves into the 1930s archive of the Radio Times

6 ANNIVERSARIES 11 HISTORY NOW 1 1 The latest history news

14 Backgrounder: Iran 16 Past notes: St David

17 MICHAEL WOOD’S VIEW 18 LETTERS 26 OUR FIRST WORLD WAR 69 BOOKS Wereviewthelatesttitles,plusWendy Websterdiscusseshernewbookon diversityinSecondWorldWarBritain

79 TV & RADIO The best new history programmes

87 MISCELLANY 87 Q&A and quiz 88 Samantha’s recipe corner 89 Prize crossword

90 MY HISTORY HERO BarbaraTaylorBradfordchooses WinstonChurchill

MAGAZINE

THE TOPTEN

MUST SEE HISTORICAL

DESTINATIONS

2018

FOR

FREE INSIDE: You r 24 - page 2018 history travel guide

EXPLORE A WORLD OF HISTORY

Pack your bags and travel back in time with our pick of 2018’s most fascinating historical holiday destinations

40 SUBSCRIBE

Save when you subscribe today

* Available to UK Direct Debit orders only

USPS Identification Statement BBC HISTORY (ISSN 1469-8552) (USPS 024-177) March 2018 is published 13 times a year under licence from BBC Worldwide by Immediate Media Company Bristol Ltd, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN, UK. Distributed in the US by Circulation Specialists, Inc., 2 Corporate Drive, Suite 945, Shelton CT 06484-6238. Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, CT and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PO Box 37495, Boone, IA 50037-0495.

29 Elizabeth I: the woman behind the enigma

43 How pigeons bolstered the resistance to Nazi rule in Europe

I M E S

I O T

/A L A M Y/ R A D

I M A G E S

/ G E T T Y

B AY E U X M U S E U M

65 1930s Britain through the eyes of the Radio Times

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