BBC History Magazine - July 2011
BBC History Magazine - July 2011
HQ PDF | 100 pages | English | 44 MB
HQ PDF | 100 pages | English | 44 MB
explains how extravagant displays of wealth were as controversial in ancient Greece as they are today and examines how the Greeks sought to alleviate the problem questions why Alfred the Great is still venerated while the even greater achievements of his grandson, Æthelstan, are overlooked. asks whether the century between the 1851 Great Exhibition to the 1951 Festival of Britain was one of gradual decline for Britain. explore eight representations of Britain's imperial adventure – from expansion to endgame. , advisor to a recent BBC documentary about the V weapons, relates how in 1944, Britain managed to mitigate disaster as the Nazis unleashed a barrage of flying bombs and rockets on London. talks to BBC History Magazine's Charlotte Hodgman about nine places related to the post-war leisure revolution on Britain's inland waterways. offers his advice to travellers heading for the buzzing capital of Byzantium, Constantinople, in 976.