OCTOBER 2013

CONTENTS

Features

Georgiana Cavendish is among the nominations for the best-dressed Briton in history on page 51

20 Burying the princes in the Tower Leanda de Lisle reveals why Richard III and Henry VII were so reluctant to shed light on the mysterious deaths of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York

28 The Blitz: a needless catastrophe? Londoners’ stoicism in the dark days of 1940 and 41 resulted in thousands of avoidable deaths, argues Richard Overy

34 Changing Times Sheldon Hall marks the Radio Times’ 90th birthday by looking at ve of the magazine’s most memorable covers

37 The king who hunted witches Hundreds of people lost their lives as a result of King James VI and I’s obsession with devilry, says Tracy Borman

45 Murder on the mind Lucy Worsley selects a series of macabre objects that testify to our historic fascination with violent crime

51 Who was the best-dressed Briton in history? A panel of fashion experts select 10 Britons who, they believe, have shown more sartorial elegance than any other. Plus, you can cast your vote in our poll

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7 HISTORY NOW 7 The latest history news

10 Backgrounder: Yemen 12 Lessons from history 13 Past notes

14 ANNIVERSARIES 18 LETTERS 27 MICHAEL WOOD’S VIEW 59 BOOKS Experts review the best new releases and Tom Holland talks to Matt Elton about his book on Herodotus

73 TV & RADIO 73 The pick of this month’s history programmes 76 History on lm: CEM Joad

78 OUT &ABOUT 78 History explorer: Richard Bradley on Neolithic tombs 82 Ten things to do in October 84 Ye olde travel guide: Heidelberg 1618

91 MISCELLANY 91 Q&A and quiz

94 Prize crossword

98 MY HISTORY HERO Lee Child picks Franklin D Roosevelt

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45 Lucy Worsley probes our obsession with murder

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34 What can Radio Times covers tell us about British popular culture down the decades?

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