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The Templars were founded to protect Christian pilgrims to Christ’s tomb in Jerusalem FROM THE EDITOR THIS MONTH WE’VE LEARNED... 200 The number of people watching when Marie Antoinette gave birth in 1778. It was common for a crowd to witness a queen’s labour – not least to eliminate scandals. See page 46. 80 The number of years that Britain transported convicts to Australia. By the time of the last ship in 1868, some 165,000 had been sent to the far-flung penal colony. See page 74. 10,000 Signatures on a petition pleading for government help, marched 300 miles from Jarrow to London by 200 unemployed men. The Prime Minister refused to meet with them. See page 50. 1 X: GETTY PAGE IS TH .UK/ON .CO IGN STOCKERDES IS - CHR ENHANCEMENT IMAGE 1, COVER XIBRARY LICTURE PIETY SOC & IENCE 1, SC XWATERMAN , BERYL X4 1, GETTY X, ALAMY X3 : ARCANGEL COVER THE ON A hard day’s knight ere’s something about the Templars. Unlike any of the other orders of holy knights of the crusades, the Templars are seen as heroic, romantic heroes, fighting the good fight, sacrificing everything in the service of good against evil. ey appear in everything from bestselling novels to movies and computer games. But how much of their legend is based in reality? Dan Jones separates fact from fiction for us in our cover feature this issue (p28 , and finds that the former is even more of a gripping yarn than the latter. Another organisation with a slightly more recent claim to heroism is celebrating its centenary this year, and so we’ve turned the clock back to mark its finest hour. Without the RAF’s heroics during the Battle of Britain (p38 , it’s hard to imagine how di erent a world we would be living in today. Another anniversary we’re remembering this issue is 50 years since Martin Luther King was gunned down in Memphis. e echoes of that shot still ring out today. We celebrate his life from page 59. Enjoy the issue – do write in to tell us what you think of it! Paul McGuinness Editor Don’t miss our May issue, on sale 19 April CONTRIBUTORS Dan Jones With his latest book on the Temp l a r s s t i l l high on the bestsellers’ lists, we turned to the historian, journalist and TV presenter for our cover feature this issue. Stuart Maconie Best known as a broadcaster on BBC radio, Stuart has also written a number of books on pop music and culture, and life in northern England. Dan Snow A popular TV presenter and historian, Dan’s HistoryHit.TV website, which o ers history programmes on a subscription basis, supports history-education charities. ON THE COVER 38 24 28 46 50 59 GET INVOLVED Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/HistoryRevealed Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/HistoryRevMag Follow us on Instagram: @HistoryRevMag Email us: haveyoursay@historyrevealed.com Or post: Have Your Say, History Revealed, Immediate Media, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Subscription enquiries: Phone: 03330 162 116 Email: historyrevealed@buysubscriptions.com Post: History Revealed, PO Box 3320, 3 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF Editorial enquiries: 0117 314 7354 GET YOUR DIGITAL COPY Digital versions of History Revealed are available for iOS, Kindle Fire, PC and Mac. Visit iTunes, Amazon or zinio.com to find out more. APRIL 2018 3

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The Templars were founded to protect Christian pilgrims to Christ’s tomb in Jerusalem

FROM THE EDITOR

THIS MONTH WE’VE LEARNED...

200 The number of people watching when Marie Antoinette gave birth in 1778. It was common for a crowd to witness a queen’s labour – not least to eliminate scandals. See page 46.

80 The number of years that Britain transported convicts to Australia. By the time of the last ship in 1868, some 165,000 had been sent to the far-flung penal colony. See page 74.

10,000 Signatures on a petition pleading for government help, marched 300 miles from Jarrow to London by 200 unemployed men. The Prime Minister refused to meet with them. See page 50.

1

X: GETTY

PAGE

IS

TH

.UK/ON

.CO

IGN

STOCKERDES

IS

- CHR

ENHANCEMENT

IMAGE

1, COVER

XIBRARY

LICTURE

PIETY

SOC

&

IENCE

1, SC

XWATERMAN

, BERYL

X4

1, GETTY

X, ALAMY

X3

: ARCANGEL

COVER

THE

ON

A hard day’s knight

ere’s something about the Templars. Unlike any of the other orders of holy knights of the crusades, the Templars are seen as heroic, romantic heroes, fighting the good fight, sacrificing everything in the service of good against evil. ey appear in everything from bestselling novels to movies and computer games. But how much of their legend is based in reality? Dan Jones

separates fact from fiction for us in our cover feature this issue (p28 , and finds that the former is even more of a gripping yarn than the latter.

Another organisation with a slightly more recent claim to heroism is celebrating its centenary this year, and so we’ve turned the clock back to mark its finest hour. Without the RAF’s heroics during the Battle of Britain (p38 , it’s hard to imagine how di erent a world we would be living in today.

Another anniversary we’re remembering this issue is 50 years since Martin Luther King was gunned down in Memphis. e echoes of that shot still ring out today. We celebrate his life from page 59.

Enjoy the issue – do write in to tell us what you think of it!

Paul McGuinness Editor

Don’t miss our May issue, on sale 19 April

CONTRIBUTORS

Dan Jones With his latest book on the Temp l a r s s t i l l high on the

bestsellers’ lists, we turned to the historian, journalist and TV presenter for our cover feature this issue.

Stuart Maconie Best known as a broadcaster on BBC radio,

Stuart has also written a number of books on pop music and culture, and life in northern England.

Dan Snow A popular TV presenter and historian, Dan’s HistoryHit.TV

website, which o ers history programmes on a subscription basis, supports history-education charities.

ON THE COVER

38

24

28

46 50 59

GET INVOLVED Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/HistoryRevealed

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/HistoryRevMag Follow us on Instagram: @HistoryRevMag

Email us: haveyoursay@historyrevealed.com

Or post: Have Your Say, History Revealed, Immediate Media, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN

Subscription enquiries: Phone: 03330 162 116 Email: historyrevealed@buysubscriptions.com Post: History Revealed, PO Box 3320, 3 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF Editorial enquiries: 0117 314 7354

GET YOUR DIGITAL COPY Digital versions of History Revealed are available for iOS, Kindle Fire, PC and Mac. Visit iTunes, Amazon or zinio.com to find out more.

APRIL 2018 3

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