All About History – April 2021
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Inside All About History Magazine April 2021 issue
Folk heroes rarely lose their charm. They are often flawed but noble, brave but vulnerable, weaker than their enemy but able to overcome them. Most are also entirely fictitious, but not
Boudica. She was very real, although perhaps no less fantastic thanks to the limited resources available to us to understand her Iceni people and their struggle against Roman occupation.
Her enduring fame and cult status is no surprise, however. The British love an underdog, despite our imperial experience where the nation was mostly on the other side of such tales. The
rediscovery of her history in Britain is thought to have happened in the Tudor era, perhaps bolstering the claim of Elizabeth I to be able to lead her people as well as any man could.
This Magazine issue we wanted to take a closer look at the warrior queen, so we turned to Tom Garner, features editor of History Of War, our sister publication. Plus, we reveal the life of Yuri Gagarin after he became the first man in space 60 years ago, learn about MI9 and its escape training in WWII, and explore the life of Renaissance artist and feminist icon Artemisia Gentileschi, among other things.
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I hope you enjoy the issue as always.
Jonathan Gordon Editor
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