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06 History in
pictures
Four incredible photos with
equally amazing stories
40 Time traveller’s
handbook
Get rich in the boomtown that was
Renaissance Florence — or die trying
48 Through history
From the ark to the Ark Royal, how
boats and ships have evolved over time
64 50 Hero or villain?
Sir Robert Peel invented the modern
police force, but only as a means of
oppressing Irish rebels
62 What if 64 Greatest battles
The US would look very different if it had Discover how Crusaders freed
embraced a radical solution to its 1910 meat crisis 12th-century Lisbon from Moroccan
control before turning on each other
76 Bluffer’s guide
Everything you need to know about
Han Dynasty China
84 How to make…
Shchi, a hearty Russian broth beloved
by both Ivan the Terrible and Lenin
90 Reviews
Our verdict on the latest reference
78 books, novels and films
94 History answers
Experts answer your questions
98 History vs
54 Hollywood
Does the extravagant splendour of
biopic The Death of Louis XIV only
offer style over substance?
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