All About History

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

All About History

Welcome

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT TELEVISION • Explore the world-changing impact and evolution of a technology that brought the world into our living rooms

Key Events

I LOVE LUCY SOUNDSTAGE • United States 1951-57

VIETNAM WAR CAMERAMAN • Vietnam 1960s-70s

DALEK MODEL • This miniature version of TV’s most fearsome foe still had children hiding behind the sofa

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION • Meet some of history’s groundbreaking British and American TV personalities

TV: THE EARLY YEARS • John Wyver discusses the difficulties and dangers of television filming during the early days of the medium

ON LOCATION IN THE UK • Visit the sets and backdrops of some of Britain’s most iconic TV shows

ROMAN LEGIONS • How this military killing machine was trained to conquer the known world

Nur Jahan INDIA’S MOST POWERFUL EMPRESS • Discover the life of the Mughal consort who held unprecedented power as a co-ruler of one of the most prominent and wealthiest empires in history

SECRET WAR FOR THE OCEANS • Dr Paul Brown reveals Britain’s role in patrolling the seas during the height of Cold War tensions with the USSR

THE FATHER OF HYPNOSIS • HIS BIZARRE THEORIES STUNNED 18TH CENTURY PARIS, UNTIL HE WAS INVESTIGATED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

MAKING THE AMERICAN EMPIRE • Has the United States always been an imperial power? Edward Stourton offers his insight on the history of the Land of the Free

BRITAIN’S FIRST GANGS • BEFORE THE PEAKY BLINDERS, A ROGUES’ GALLERY OF LESSER-KNOWN CROOKS TERRORISED CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS BRITAIN

TALI-IHANTALA • KARELIAN ISTHMUS 25 JUNE – 9 JULY 1944

THE WHIGS INTERVENED IN THE GREAT FAMINE OF IRELAND? • British government action to combat the Great Famine would have changed Ireland and America as we know them

THE LEGEND OF THE SAMURAI • A new exhibition at the British Museum explores the mythmaking of Japan’s feudal warriors

REVIEWS

THE HEROES OF TELEMARK

ROMAN CHEESECAKE • ROME, 2ND – 1ST CENTURY BCE