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August 2021
August 2021
Articles from the August 2021 issue of BBC History Magazine
20th Century
Why we should remember…
Direct Action Day
General ancient history
Q&A
How were fireworks made in ancient China?
General Modern
Gulielma Lister: the female botanist who became the queen of slime moulds
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Stuart
The dark truth about Oliver Cromwell
General History
The gender pain gap: perceptions of women’s health through history
Medieval
Benin: a kingdom cast in bronze, brought to ruin by Britain
20th Century
History hero
Steven Berkoff chooses Laurence Olivier (1907–89)
Victorian
Emma Dabiri
"William Cuffay's story is more relevant now than ever"
20th Century
Tokyo Olympics 1964: the Games that defined Japan
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Georgian
How progressive was the French Revolution?