In der aktuellen Ausgabe von BBC History Magazine

• ANNIVERSARIES
  DANNY BIRD highlights events that took place in October in history
• A history of political violence
  Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, Matt Elton spoke to historian ADAM IP SMITH about the history of violent attacks on US leaders, and the political and social repercussions of such assaults across the decades
• MICHAEL WOOD ON…
  GAZA'S ASTONISHING CULTURAL HERITAGE
• HIDDEN HISTORIES
  KAVITA PURI on a little-known but pivotal moment in Spanish history
• HENRY V A BRUTAL YOUTH
  Held hostage at 12. Deciding the fate of captives at 14. Maimed in battle at 16. The future King Henry V learned a series of violent but valuable leadership lessons. Dan Jones traces the evolution of ‘Prince Hal’ into a medieval warrior monarch
• APPRENTICE PRINCES
  Henry V was far from the first – or last – royal heir to learn the family trade during a turbulent youth
• Reading the Runes
  Mysterious characters inscribed on stone, wood and bone reveal little-known aspects of everyday Viking life. Eleanor Barraclough deciphers runes that recount tales of love, lust, travel and tragedy from a millennium ago
• What drives our addiction to war?
  Conflict has been a constant of the human experience for millennia. The question that continues to trouble historians is: why?
• Q&A
  A selection of historical conundrums answered by experts
• HOW WE FOUND OUR BEARINGS
  Why did the ancient Chinese associate north with power? And what led early Muslims to pray to the south? Jerry Brotton takes us on a journey through the history of the four points of the compass
• Tales from the toilet
  From Roman latrines to medieval communal privies and modern flushing systems, the toilet has transformed over the past two millennia. David Musgrove explores four different aspects of our changing toilet habits
• Harry Grindell Matthews A strangely inventive mind
  In the febrile interwar years, one inventor's claims of having designed a ‘Death Ray’ sparked a sensation among authorities and investors alike. EUGENE BYRNE explores the life of a man who was both a genius and a grifter
• PIGS IN THE MEDIEVAL CITY
  They killed children, exhumed dead bodies and caused an almighty stink. So why, asks Dolly Jørgensen, were our ancestors so dependent on the urban pig?
• “The complexity of modern national politics has placed history at risk”
  ROBERT BARTLETT speaks to Emily Briffett about the large-scale destruction of medieval manuscripts – and how such losses affect our ability to understand the Middle Ages
• Aesthetic endeavours
  FREYA GOWRLEY is impressed by a detailed, thought-provoking work exploring the methods and social context of women's attempts to achieve ‘beauty’
• Stitches in time
  Deputy editor Matt Elton picks three episodes of the HistoryExtra podcast on fashion and style
• How to live your best life – the medieval way
  PETER FRANKOPAN is inspired by a clear-eyed examination of attitudes and ideas from the Middle Ages that can offer guidance for sustainable living in our modern world
• Passages to India
  DAVID VEEVERS applauds a revisionist exploration of early contact between the Mughal empire and English visitors that provides novel perspectives on those pivotal encounters
• Holocaust decrypted
  LISA PINE hails a look at the role of Allied codebreakers in shedding light on the horrors of the Nazi death camps
• Historical notes
  Harriet Constable (pictured) discusses The Instrumentalist, her novel about a violin prodigy
• Ghostly gardens
  A castle with roots dating back to the Middle Ages is now a picturesque ruin with gorgeous grounds – and ghosts. SHANNON DEVLIN keeps an eye out for spectral hounds and the apparition of an ill-fated ‘White Lady’
• Cape Town in five places
  The South African city has both enjoyed great prosperity and endured deep division. VIVIAN BICKFORD-SMITH picks five spots offering insights into its diverse past
• NEXT MONTH
  November issue on sale 26 September 2024
• Nellie Bly 1864-1922
  BBC social media correspondent Marianna Spring chooses