Welcome
Editor Charlotte Hodgman introduces the June 2022 issue of BBC History Revealed
Seats for women, 1909
Passengers try out a new women-only subway car in New York
Let them eat cake, 1937
Children celebrate the Führer’s birthday on a visit to Berlin Zoo
A precocious talent, 1922
Child chess prodigy Samuel Reshevsky plays three adult opponents at once
Things we learned this month…
Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks turn up in Cambridge, archaeologists find evidence of Roman beer production in Bedfordshire, and more
My life in history: Michael Brown
We speak to the ‘Historic Gardener’ whose work is inspired by the horticultural techniques of yesteryear
This month in history: 1613
Shakespeare’s beloved Globe theatre burns to the ground during a performance
Paranormal cold case
Danny Robins investigates a haunted house in East Sussex with celebrity links
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In a nutshell: The Monmouth Rebellion
How one man and a band of West Country rebels attempted to topple King James II and VII