Inside BBC History UK magazine February 2021

One of the great tragedies of the Tudor age was Henry VIII’s destruction of the monasteries, which saw more than 800 religious houses suppressed. The evidence of these actions is plain to see in the ruined buildings that still dot the landscape today. But the story of the Dissolution is not so clear cut, and, as Hugh Willmott argues in this month’s cover feature, this was not just a “smash and grab raid”. By exploring the archaeological evidence – from buried lead ingots to the skeletons of crushed dogs – Hugh offers a more nuance picture of events. Turn to magazine page 20 for that.
Archeoligsts discoviries also lie behind new history film The Dig , which is about to be released  excavations at Sutton Hoo in 1939, which saw astonishing
seventh-century treasures unearthed, among them the famous Sutton Hoo helmet. On page 40, Martin Carver and David Musgrove describe the fascinating cast of characters who raced to uncover these objects as the shadow of war approached.
Just over a year later, that war had well and truly arrived in Britain as its cities endured brutal German bombing raids. How Britons coped under fire is particularly topical today, with frequent references to the “Blitz spirit” in discussions of the pandemic. Lucy Worsley’s latest BBC TV documenta- ry explores this further, and on page 35, she shares the experiences of six Londoners during those dark days.

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