Following the toppling of a statue of slaveholder Edward Colston in Bristol, we have been highlighting articles on Britain's slave-holding past and its legacy. In this BBC History Magazine article from 2015, David Olusoga describes how thousands of 'ordinary' Britons opposed abolition because they themselves owned slaves...
When Lord Nelson died he was hailed as Britain's greatest seafaring hero – a reputation that survives to this day. However, a letter he wrote onboard HMS Victory reveals a different face, showing his vehement opposition to the abolition of the slave trade. Christer Petley uncovers Nelson's sympathy with a brutal Jamaican slave-owning elite...
In spring 1381, a group of rebels marched on the city of London, attacking houses and towns on their way to confront the teenage king Richard II. Historian Helen Carr explores what happened and answers key questions about the episode known as the Peasants' Revolt, from the reasons for the unrest to the identity of Wat Tyler...
The land of the pharaohs is famous for its huge pyramids, its bandaged mummies and its golden treasures. But how much do you really know about ancient Egypt? Was the Great Pyramid built by slaves? How did mummification work? Here, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley shares 10 lesser-known facts...
Alexander Hamilton is perhaps best known today for featuring on the $10 bill in the United States and as the subject of the successful musical theatre production, Hamilton. Here, Jem Duducu reveals why the founding father is a hugely important figure in American history…
The July issue of BBC History Magazine is now on sale, featuring: Glenn Richardson on Henry VIII and Francis I's 1520 peace summit; Marion Turner on Geoffrey Chaucer's inventive, international life; Helen McCarthy on motherhood since the turn of the 20th century (and much more…)
On our latest podcasts: Sam Willis and James Daybell take a sideways look at the Tudors era, exploring everything from gloves to priest holes; Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch explore a little-known attempt to kill Abraham Lincoln; and Richard J Evans answers questions about the Third Reich…
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