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Issue 2
Issue 2
Articles from Issue 2 (February/March 2017) of BBC World Histories Magazine
20th Century
Vladimir Lenin and his lust for power
Tudor
The battle of Lepanto: when Ottoman forces clashed with Christians
Cold War
Did the Cold War ever really end?
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20th Century
Russia’s revolutions: How 1917 shaped a century
20th Century
Ruth Williams Khama: first lady of Botswana
Second World War
An eyewitness account of the Normandy landings, France, 1944
General Modern
Age of Anger: Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Tom Holland
Medieval
Crusader, deserter and traitor: the life and legacy of Raymond III of Tripoli
Edwardian
In the footsteps of Sir Francis Younghusband’s 1903 invasion of Tibet
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20th Century
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Cape Town: Africa’s ‘Mother City’
Ancient Egypt
“The idea that pharaohs were worshipped as all-powerful gods is just plain silly”: John Romer on the truth about ancient Egypt