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THOMAS L , D L Join us for three days of exciting papers examining the history, visual and material culture, archaeology, architecture, literature, liturgy, musicology, and reception of Becket’s cult at Canterbury, across Europe and beyond, with keynote papers by Rachel Koopmans, Paul Webster, and Alec Ryrie. 28th - 30th April 2021 . .
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WELCOME APRIL 2021 Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin (centre) is one of the most famous faces of the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was one of the most dramatic and explosive periods of the 20th century, a series of events that brought generations of imperial rule tumbling down, overturned the political and social landscape of Russia forever and paved the way for the creation of the world’s first constitutionally communist state. For this month’s essential guide, we’ve teamed up with historian and author Helen Rappaport to explore the events of 1917 and beyond, and set the record straight on some of the biggest misconceptions of the era. Turn to page 26 to get started. Elsewhere, as Britain marks 300 years since its first prime minister took o ce, we’ve compiled an A–Z of No. 10 Downing Street. From mistresses to moggies, take a peek behind the door of one of the nation’s most famous addresses (page 64). We al so explo re how h i sto ry might have been d i erent had William the Conqueror and his Norman army not emerged victorious at the battle of Hastings in 1066 (page 70); discover why the crew of sailors on HMS Bounty mutinied against their captain in 1789 (page 16); examine the circumstances of Agatha Christie’s mysterious disappearance (page 62); and look at the extreme lengths to which people have gone to stay young and beautiful – from eating arsenic wafers to drinking radium water (page 58). Plus, we answer some intriguing historical questions, such as why was Louis XIV known as the ‘Sun King’? Find out on page 77. Finally, don’t forget to take advantage of this month’s great subscription o er, which could see you benefit from 40 per cent o the shop price! e full details can be found by turning to page 24. Until next month, stay safe. Charlotte Hodgman Editor THIS MONTH’S BIG NUMBERS 103 The number of languages the works of crime writer Agatha Christie have been translated into 6 The number of places across the world named St Kilda, despite there being no saint of that name 84 The percentage of the Russian population who were peasants, according to the 1897 census GET INVOLVED FIND US ONLINE Visit our online home, historyextra.com, for a wealth of exciting content on British and world history, as well as an extensive archive of magazine content from BBC History Revealed and our sister publication BBC History Magazine. HISTORY EXTRA PODCAST Download episodes for free from iTunes and other providers, or via historyextra.com/podcast CONTACT US facebook.com/HistoryExtra twitter.com/HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra EMAIL US: haveyoursay@historyrevealed.com OR POST: Have Your Say, BBC History Revealed, Immediate Media, Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES: 0117 927 9009 SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES: PHONE: 03330 162 116 EMAIL: via www.buysubscriptions.com/contactus POST: BBC History Revealed, PO Box 3320, 3 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF OVERSEAS: In the US/Canada you can contact us at: Immediate Media, 2900 Veterans Hwy, Bristol PA, 19007, USA immediatemedia@buysubscriptions.com Toll-free 855-827-8639 GET YOUR DIGITAL COPY Digital versions of BBC History Revealed are available for iOS, Kindle Fire, PC and Mac. Visit iTunes, Amazon or zinio.com to find out more. USPS Identification Statement BBC History Revealed (ISSN 2632-6930) (USPS 022-450) April 2021 is published 13 times a year (monthly, with a Christmas issue in December) by Immediate Media Bristol, LTD, Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST, UK. Distributed in the US by NPS Media Group, 2 Corporate Drive, Suite 945, Shelton, CT 06484. Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, CT and additional mailing o ces. Postmaster: Send address changes to BBC History Revealed, PO Box 2015, Langhorne, PA, 19047. 1 XI NOTT 1 , JEN X: ALAMY PAGE IS 1 . TH X, ALAMY X7 : GETTY IMAGES I. COVER ALEXE ICH , TSAREV ALEXANDRA ITSA , TSAR , OLGA IA , ANASTAS IANA , TAT IA MAR DUCHESSES II, GRAND ICHOLAS , N TROTSKY , LEON IN RASPUT IGORY GR (L–R) – . BOTTOM IN LEN IR IM VLAD – IN : MA COVER THE ON APRIL 2021 3

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WELCOME APRIL 2021

Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin (centre) is one of the most famous

faces of the Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was one of the most dramatic and explosive periods of the 20th century, a series of events that brought generations of imperial rule tumbling down, overturned the political and social landscape of Russia forever and paved the way for the creation of the world’s first constitutionally communist state. For this month’s essential guide, we’ve teamed up with historian and author Helen Rappaport to explore the events of 1917 and beyond, and set the record straight on some of the biggest misconceptions of the era. Turn to page 26 to get started.

Elsewhere, as Britain marks 300 years since its first prime minister took o ce, we’ve compiled an A–Z of No. 10 Downing Street. From mistresses to moggies, take a peek behind the door of one of the nation’s most famous addresses (page 64). We al so explo re how h i sto ry might have been d i erent had William the Conqueror and his Norman army not emerged victorious at the battle of Hastings in 1066 (page 70); discover why the crew of sailors on HMS Bounty mutinied against their captain in 1789 (page 16); examine the circumstances of Agatha Christie’s mysterious disappearance (page 62); and look at the extreme lengths to which people have gone to stay young and beautiful – from eating arsenic wafers to drinking radium water (page 58). Plus, we answer some intriguing historical questions, such as why was Louis XIV known as the ‘Sun King’? Find out on page 77.

Finally, don’t forget to take advantage of this month’s great subscription o er, which could see you benefit from 40 per cent o the shop price! e full details can be found by turning to page 24.

Until next month, stay safe.

Charlotte Hodgman Editor

THIS MONTH’S BIG NUMBERS

103 The number of languages the works of crime writer Agatha

Christie have been

translated into

6 The number of places across the world named St Kilda, despite there being no

saint of that name

84 The percentage of the Russian population who were peasants,

according to the

1897 census

GET INVOLVED FIND US ONLINE Visit our online home, historyextra.com, for a wealth of exciting content on British and world history, as well as an extensive archive of magazine content from BBC History Revealed and our sister publication BBC History Magazine.

HISTORY EXTRA PODCAST Download episodes for free from iTunes and other providers, or via historyextra.com/podcast

CONTACT US facebook.com/HistoryExtra twitter.com/HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra

EMAIL US: haveyoursay@historyrevealed.com OR POST: Have Your Say, BBC History Revealed, Immediate Media, Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES: 0117 927 9009

SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES: PHONE: 03330 162 116 EMAIL: via www.buysubscriptions.com/contactus POST: BBC History Revealed, PO Box 3320, 3 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF OVERSEAS: In the US/Canada you can contact us at: Immediate Media, 2900 Veterans Hwy, Bristol PA, 19007, USA immediatemedia@buysubscriptions.com Toll-free 855-827-8639

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

USPS Identification Statement BBC History Revealed (ISSN 2632-6930) (USPS 022-450) April 2021 is published 13 times a year (monthly, with a Christmas issue in December) by Immediate Media Bristol, LTD, Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST, UK. Distributed in the US by NPS Media Group, 2 Corporate Drive, Suite 945, Shelton, CT 06484. Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, CT and additional mailing o ces. Postmaster: Send address changes to BBC History Revealed, PO Box 2015, Langhorne, PA, 19047.

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