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the rules of revenge

viking Justice

28 While known as bloodthirsty pirates abroad, the
Vikings were governed by strict laws at home
Byzantine empire

14 Timeline
How the Roman Empire endured
in the East until the Middle Ages
16 Inside history
Take a look at the awe-inspiring
Hagia Sophia

18 Anatomy of
A Varangian guardsman
20 A day in the life
Have you got what it takes to be
a chariot racer?
22 How to
Vanquish your enemies with
deadly Greek fire
24 Hall of fame
Meet the Byzantine’s
most bloodthirsty rulers 36
26 History answers
Readers’ questions solved

featureS

36 The secret 68 The dragon
history of empress

Christmas The life of Empress Wu Zetian, the
50 things you didn’t know about only woman to rule China in her
the festive season own right

52 London’s lost 86 One’s best friend
frost fairs Some of history’s most
The city’s winter carnivals that heartwarming and tear-jerking
took place on the Thames tales of royals and their most loyal
companions — their pets
64 Operation

Underworld
How the mafia helped defend the
US from the Nazi threat

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