Contents

MAY 2013

FEATURES

15 How should history remember Thatcher? Dominic Sandbrook and David Priestland discuss the Iron Lady’s legacy

21 The great misconceptions of World War Two Leading experts challenge conventional views of the 1939–45 conflict

28 The legacy of the Dambusters Richard Morris seeks to explain the enduring fascination with the 1943 dams raid

32 Queen Victoria’s 50-inch drawers… Lucy Worsley opens the royal wardrobe to discover some of the more unusual garments within

38 Victorian dinosaur dung billionaires Martin Sayers describes how fossilised waste became a priceless commodity

42 Reconstructing the gladiator Tony Wilmott reveals what the latest discoveries can tell us about Rome’s warrior entertainers

52 Britain’s brutal battles for hearts and minds We shouldn’t view Britain’s later wars of empire through rose-tinted glasses, says Michael Burleigh

58 Truth, lies and historical fiction Philippa Gregory defends the historical novelist’s craft

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EVERY MONTH

6 Letters

8 The big picture

10 Milestones: It happened in May

News 12 Breaking news

19 Viewpoint by David Cannadine

37 Big days in history by Dominic Sandbrook

51 History on film by Joanna Bourke

57 Changing times by Chris Bowlby

63 Book reviews 11 new history books reviewed

75 TV&Radio What’s on in May

Out&About 78 Where history happened: King John and the French invasion 84 10 things to do in May 86 Ye olde travel guide Madrid, 1621

Miscellany 93 Q&A: Your historical questions answered 96 Prize crossword and quiz: Win a copy of In the Hour of Victory, worth £25 98 My history hero by Johnny Vaughan

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