BBC History Revealed Magazine - July 2022

In this issue

To hell and back again
In 1911, the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson set off on an expedition to the Antarctic: a trip that would nearly cost him his life.

Catching the Red Fox
Inside the life of double-crossing nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs..

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Crime historian Dr Nell Darby answers key questions about the evolution of law and order in the British Isles

6 mins

KEEPING THE PEACE

With no formal police force, maintaining law and order in medieval and Tudor England was very much a community affair

3 mins

GODLY BUTCHERY

In medieval England, the crime of treason was so heinous that it required a punishment that would horrify as much as it would deter. Dr Rebecca Simon discusses a method of execution reserved only for the worst of the worst

3 mins

A BLOODY NEW CHAPTER

After decades of discord, the lawmakers of early modern England took drastic new measures to make sure that citizens stayed in line

3 mins

BANISHED TO A LAND DOWN UNDER

Rather than fill the prisons or issue the death penalty, judges chose to ship tens of thousands of convicts to Australia

3 mins

THE GREAT BRITISH 'BOBBY'

We explore a selection of surprising facts about the history of British policing - from Robert Peel to the present day

6 mins

TO HELL AND BACK AGAIN A POLAR EXPLORER'S TALE OF TRAGEDY AND SURVIVAL

Douglas Mawson is not the most famous hero of Antarctic exploration, but, as Nige Tassell reveals, the Australian overcame the odds in one of the age's most disastrous expeditions...

7 mins

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY

A striking work of art borne of the horrors of World War I

3 mins

CATCHING THE RED FOX

On the surface, Klaus Fuchs was a diligent young scientist, enthusiastically helping Britain and the US develop powerful new weapons during World War II. But, as Roger Hermiston reveals, his true loyalties lay elsewhere

7 mins

WHAT IF... THE BLACK DEATH HAD NEVER HAPPENED?

Professor Mark Bailey tells Nige Tassell why the world would have become a very different place had the plague outbreaks of the 14th century not triggered fundamental changes in society

3 mins

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BBC History Revealed Magazine Description:

History Revealed brings the past to life for everyone. It’s an action-packed, image-rich magazine with zero stuffiness, jam-packed with facts, features and historical fun. If you enjoy finding out how things happened, love a good story, want to revel in stunning images from the past, or lap up trivia and facts, then History Revealed is the magazine for you.