In der aktuellen Ausgabe von BBC History Magazine

• ANNIVERSARIES
  DANNY BIRD highlights events that took place in July in history
• “The pope doesn't have to be a great theologian – but he has to be in tune with the zeitgeist”
  In May, the new Pope Leo XIV was chosen by the conclave, a secretive gathering of cardinals with a history stretching back many centuries. Matt Elton spoke to REBECCA RIST about the politics, controversies and far-reaching impacts of past papal elections
• “Freedom and democracy are not to be taken for granted”
  To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, on 5 May prime minister SIR KEIR STARMER hosted a tea party in Downing Street for Second World War veterans, schoolchildren and people with links to the armed forces. Following the event, he spoke to our correspondent York Membery about why marking the anniversary is so important – and the resonances with the current war in Ukraine
• MICHAEL WOOD ON…
  THE STRUGGLE OF MEMORY AGAINST FORGETTING
• HIDDEN HISTORIES
  KAVITA PURI on a groundbreaking museum initiative by the V&A
• CHANNEL SICKNESS
  When the Battle of Britain erupted, many Luftwaffe pilots anticipated a swift victory. Yet soon that confidence had been replaced by chronic fatigue and a crippling fear of drowning in “dirty water”. Victoria Taylor charts the mental disintegration of Hitler's flyers
• ELIZABETH I'S FORBIDDEN LOVE
  In 1579, the queen embarked on a romance with a French duke she affectionately dubbed her “frog”. The pair seemed destined for marriage. Yet, writes Elizabeth Tunstall, the people of England had other ideas…
• Romancing the throne
  Three other men who were in the frame to marry the Virgin Queen
• Q&A
  A selection of historical conundrums answered by experts
• Sarah Mae Flemming Segregation-busting bus commuter
  The year before the arrest of Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, another black American woman started a legal fight against segregation on public transport. CLIVE WEBB and TOM ADAM DAVIES highlight her role in the civil rights battle
• CAESAR'S FUNERAL DRAMA
  The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC drove tensions sky-high in ancient Rome. As Jessica Clarke reveals, plays staged at his funeral were carefully chosen to inflame anger and incite revenge on his killers
• THE TUDOR CALENDAR OF DEATH
  Delving deep into reports of coroners’ inquests from Tudor England, Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski show how accidental deaths reveal the rhythms of work, travel and leisure throughout the year
• FIVE THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT… the First World War
  Alex Churchill reveals some little-known facts about one of history's deadliest conflicts
• Swings and Roundabouts
  We all have childhood memories of playgrounds. But what does the evolution of outdoor play in Britain tell us about the experience of being young over the past 200 years? Jon Winder serves up a history of sandpits, bombsites and battles with cars
• ROPES, PULLS AND A JOY WHEEL
  Five fixtures of the British playground. But which was your favourite?
• “Edward III perpetrated one of the most brutal acts of war committed during the Middle Ages”
  HELEN CARR speaks to Emily Briffett about the royal power struggles, bloody wars and horrific diseases that ruptured the structure of English society in the 14th century
• Britain goes global
  LAUREN WORKING applauds a kaleidoscopic exploration of how James VI & I fuelled Britain's global ambitions, paving the way for the future empire
• Making waves
  Content producer Danny Bird picks episodes of our podcast about an era that transformed Britain's international standing
• Beach warriors
  SAUL DAVID is enthralled by a detailed account of the Allied assault on Sword beach during the pivotal landings of June 1944
• Clash of tastes
  SUZANNE FAGENCE COOPER enjoys an account of the clash between Victorian art's chief critic and its enfant terrible
• Shaping Shakespeare
  ANDY KESSON welcomes a bold look at an early English playhouse and its crucial role in moulding the playwright's dramatic imagination
• GAMES / Playing with the past
  JAMES OSBORNE relishes the chance to make choices that change the course of history for some of the world's great civilisations
• Rock of ages
  Dartmoor's granite tors aren't just adventure playgrounds for hikers and climbers – the stone they produced built major landmarks and supported local livelihoods. CLARE HARGREAVES climbs the most famous outcrop
• Sydney in five places
  Australia's largest and oldest city was founded on land used for tens of millennia by indigenous peoples. LAILA ELLMOOS explores five sites revealing its long history
• NEXT MONTH
  August issue on sale 10 July 2025
• Billie Holiday 1915-59
  Singer, actor, author and filmmaker Pauline Black chooses