JUNE 2016
CONTENTS
ISSUE 200
Features
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6 ANNIVERSARIES 11 HISTORY NOW 1 1 The latest history news
1 4 Backgrounder: disability in history 1 6 Past notes: wristwatches
Read about the doomed German attempt to take the Soviet Union, on page 20
20 Hitler’s greatest mistake How did the Barbarossa campaign of 1941 end so disastrously? Antony Beevor has the answers
26 The rst British empire Kevin Butcher examines the moment when rebellion in Britain threatened to loose Rome’s grip on the world
35 The 1980s Dominic Sandbrook looks beyond the Iron Lady to tell the story of the decade of decadence, discontent and Delia
41 History under attack Peter Stone discusses the e orts to save priceless cultural treasures being destroyed by con ict
47 200 words of wisdom Who, what, why? Some of our top historians give us their personal take on the big historical questions
56 Holocaust on stage Lisa Peschel uncovers the plays written and performed by inmates in a Jewish ghetto during the Second World War
18 LETTERS 44 OUR FIRST WORLD WAR 54 MICHAEL WOOD’S VIEW 73 BOOKS Fourexpertstakethepulseofhistory publishing,plusnewbooksreviewed
85 TV & RADIO The pick of new history programmes
88 OUT &ABOUT 88 History Explorer:
the Second Barons’ War 93 Five things to do in June 94 My favourite place: Kathmandu
101 MISCELLANY 101 Q&A and quiz 102 Samantha’s recipe corner 103 Prize crossword
106 MY HISTORY HERO JeremyVinepicksformerUS presidentLyndonJohnson
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62 The Tudors behind closed doors Tracy Borman reveals the truth about the Henrys, Edward, Mary and Elizabeth that they didn’t want the public to know
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47 History’s big questions: answered
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62 Uncovering the Tudors’ secrets
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