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The airship Hindenburg
crashed to the ground
in a ball of fire but,
remarkably, there were
survivors. To read about
this and other narrow
escapes turn to page 78

Welcome

“I know I have the body of a weak and powerful and sophisticated rockets that
feeble woman, but I have the heart could cause mass devastation. There This issue’s
and stomach of a king, and of a king of were also plans for these rockets to go
England too,” said Queen Elizabeth I to into space – but the Nazis couldn’t have highlights
the assembled English forces awaiting ever achieved such a feat, could they?
an expected Spanish invasion. Whether From a personal viewpoint I’m 36 Bluffer’s guide
The Three Kingdoms period
Elizabeth ruled over a golden age or not fascinated by ancient Rome and Cicero in ancient China was one
is a matter of debate – turn to page 44 to is one of my favorite figures of this time of immense conflict with
three feuding states vying
see our conclusion – but what is known is period, so I greatly enjoyed the article for power and trying to unify
that she had to fight for the crown. on page 28. Remember, if you have any the country under their rule.
During her turbulent reign she burning history questions you think Hitler’s astronauts
inherited a volatile religious situation we should be answering then do get in 56 The Führer’s plans for world
domination didn’t end with
with both Catholic and Protestant faiths touch and we’ll see what we can do. the world – he was urging
having ardent supporters and she also his scientists to devise new
machines that would allow
had to contend with attempted foreign him to also control the stars.
invasions, internal rebellions and her
council members trying to marry her off 86 Witch-hunting
Read the dark and disturbing
to shore up the nation’s safety. true tales of the witch-
On page 56 we journey back to WWII, hunters and the gruseome
where scientists working for the Führer Andrew Brown methods they used to
establish if someone was a
were driven to invent increasingly Editor witch or not...
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