All About History

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

Welcome

All About History

Defining Moments

ALL ABOUT BABYLON • Unearth the truth about this legendary ancient city, from its Hanging Gardens to some of the first laws ever recorded

Key Events

THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON • Babylon, Mesopotamia c.600 BCE – unknown

BABYLONIAN MALE • Babylon, Mesopotamia c.1792 BCE - c.539 BCE

LION OF BABYLON • This mysterious monument has come to represent the ancient city Babylon, Iraq, c.1595 BCE

THE KINGS OF BABYLON • Meet some of the ancient city’s most well-known and influential rulers

WHAT DID THE BABYLONIANS EVER DO FOR US? • Professor Marc Van De Mieroop discusses the legacy of ancient Babylon, from cuneiform to culture

BABYLONIAN RUINS AND MUSEUMS • From the museums of Paris to the ancient ruins of Iraq, Babylonian treasures can be found across the globe

El Cid • How a Castilian knight fought Christians and Muslims alike to become a national icon

REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN • Discover some of history’s most extraordinary female rebels and freedom fighters

THEATRE OF THE RIDICULOUS • How one man helped shape a bawdy, extravagant underground movement into a theatrical phenomenon

DEPOSED KINGS • Discover the unfortunate monarchs prematurely kicked off the throne

Artemisia PIRATE PRINCESS OF HALICARNASSUS • Praised by Herodotus, what do we really know about the woman who stood with Xerxes against the Greeks?

10 GREATEST CHINESE INVENTIONS • Ancient China was a melting pot of advanced technologies and ingenious innovations

SWORD BEACH • OUISTREHAM, FRANCE 6 JUNE 1944

NIXON HAD WON THE 1960 ELECTION? • John F Kennedy’s presidency was defined by several crises. If Richard Nixon had been elected, how would he have handled these events?

PHOTOGRAPHING BRITAIN • A new exhibition showcases brilliant UK photography from the 1980s

REVIEWS • The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD • Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

ARROZ CON LECHE • TRADITIONAL FORM OF RICE PUDDING, ISLAMIC SPAIN, C.711