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NOVEMBER 2011
FEATURES
20 King Edward III, the family man Mark Ormrod explains how the medieval English king sought to create a dynastic empire
30 Dressing to impress Tim Reinke-Williams highlights the importance of fashion for women of the 17th century
35 In the name of the people? Ted Vallance considers Britain’s long history of petitioning
37 An A to Z of the Plantagenets From Anjou to de la Zouche, Derek Wilson introduces England’s longest-ruling royal clan
44 The lost photographs of Captain Scott David M Wilson analyses a series of images taken by the polar explorer, which have just been rediscovered
50 The untold Second World War Max Hastings reveals some popular misconceptions about the greatest conflict in human history
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56 Waging war with conkers Saul David tells the story of an unusual military initiative
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News 14 Breaking news 16 News from the journals 19 News round-up
27 Big days in history by Dominic Sandbrook
43 Changing times by Chris Bowlby
59 Book reviews 11 new history books reviewed
73 TV&Radio What’s on this month
Out&About 78 Where history happened: Early Roman Britain 84 100 places that made Britain: Blenheim Palace 86 Ten things to do this month 88 Ye olde travel guide: Kiev AD 978
Miscellany 93 Q&A: Your historical questions answered 96 Prize crossword: Win The New Atlas of
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