Welcome at BBC History UK magazine April 2020 issue

Early last year we received an unusual request. The producers of the next James Bond film wanted permission to include a copy of our August 2008 issue in one of the scenes of No Time to Die. At the time of writing I don’t know whether we’ve made the cut, but if you do happen to be heading to the cinema soon, there’s a chance you’ll spy your favourite history magazine – hopefully not in the hands of a diabolical villain. Even if we’re not in the film, there’s still plenty of history to be found in the James Bond story and on page 41 of this month’s magazine, Henry Hemming reveals the true-life inspirations behind Ian Fleming’s most memorable characters.
Another character returning this month is Thomas Cromwell, with the final instalment of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy now in the shops, and quite possibly already on your bookshelves. For our lead review, on page 72, Tracy Borman offers a historian’s view on The Mirror & The Light and considers whether it matches up to its phenomenally popular predecessors.
Sticking with the 16th century, our cover feature takes a fresh look at Mary Tudor, England’s first queen regnant. Despite her achievements, to many, she’ll always be ‘Bloody Mary’ – as ghastly a monster as anything Ian Fleming or Hilary
Mantel could devise. On page 31, Alexander Samson explains why Mary has long been so reviled and offers his assessment of one of our most controversial monarchs.
I hope you enjoy the issue.

Rob Attar
Editor

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