If history is written by the victors, can we trust that the villains were really as wicked as stories remember? I think we challenge this old adage of history with some regularity in All About History, but the case of Charles I and the English Civil War is a particularly complex example. Depending on your point of view, there are villains to find everywhere in this story and perhaps very few heroes, but as the king who was ultimately executed, Charles I stands out. Was he the tyrant the parliamentarians believed?
Was his need to rule by the divine right of kings all consuming? Can the regicide committed be justified? We hope to answer these questions and more in our lead feature.
Also this issue we go looking for the Nazi gold that was accumulated through conquest and theft, learn about the rise of abolitionist hero and statesman Frederick Douglass, try to uncover the true story of the Library of Alexandria and ponder what might have happened if a plot to assassinate Bolshevik leader Lenin had succeeded in Russia. Plus, with it being LGBTQ+ history month in the UK, we look at the fascinating history of Drag and its impact on both entertainment and civil rights.
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