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 TROY • Explore the history of a city that many believed was just a myth, but is gradually revealing its secrets

Key Events

TROY • Hisarlık, Türkiye 1260-1240 BCE

ELITE TROJAN SOLDIER • Troy c.13th - 12th century BCE

GREAT DIADEM • This exquisite headdress is part of an infamous treasure hoard mistakenly thought to have belonged to Trojan King Priam

HEROES OF THE TROJAN WAR • Before the city was conquered, these ten legendary figures played an integral role in the decade-long war

THE REAL TROY • Professor Barry Strauss helps us uncover the truth behind the legendary city and its famous war

TROJAN SITES IN TÜRKIYE • From museums and film props to the ruins of the city itself, these five sites around Türkiye are a must

ANCIENT GREEK MYTHS & MONSTERS • From the Argonauts to The Odyssey, do these bloody tales reveal the dark side of ancient society?

THE CORPSE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL THE TRAGIC TALE OF INÊS DE CASTRO • Discover how a story of forbidden love ended in brutal murder, violent revenge and the macabre legend of a cadaver on the Portuguese throne

HAMMER HORROR • HOW A SMALL BRITISH FILM STUDIO REDEFINED CINEMA

MEDIEVAL FIELD MEDICINE • With serious injury an occupational hazard for soldiers in the Middle Ages, treatment ranged from a swift bit of stitching to a surgeon with a saw

WORKING IN THE SHADOWS • The Central Intelligence Agency has a long and often chequered history of using covert techniques to protect the interests of the USA

LEGENDS OF THE Sword Saint • How Miyamoto Musashi became Japan’s most legendary samurai swordsman

COLD HARBOR • MECHANICSVILLE, VIRGINIA 31 MAY – 12 JUNE 1864

GERMANY HAD CAPTURED MALTA? • The Nazi occupation of this small yet strategically significant island could have changed the course of WWII

FOR THE LOVE OF PETS • A new exhibition explores our age-old relationship with animals

REVIEWS

MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR

TONJIRU • JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY