History Revealed - Christmas 2015 (Crime Special)(gnv64)

History Revealed - Christmas 2015 (CRIME SPECIAL)
English | 100 pages | PDF | 55.1 mb

History is defined as much by murderers as it is by monarchs – not to forget thieves, tricksters and perjurers..

COVER STORY - 50 MOST INFAMOUS VILLAINS OF ALL TIME
A dastardly half-century of mobsters, robbers, con artists and serial killers.........p 13
COVER STORY CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
How miscreants were tracked, captured, tried and penalised ...........p 28
COVER STORY THE FIRST FLEET
The epic voyage and creation of the convict colony that seeded a new nation Down Under........... p38
COVER STORY GET HOOKED
Delve further into the murky world of crime .........p 44
FEATURES - DIGGING INTO HISTORY
History Makers: Eleanor of Aquitaine The power behind the thrones ............ p 47
In Pictures: Pearl Harbor The unexpected assault in the Pacific .... p 52
Samuel Pepys’ diary Britain’s most famous chronicle ..................... p 59
Top 10: Christmas traditions From songs to spruces .. p 66
Great Adventures: Pony Bob Fastest mailman in the west ......... p 68
Battlefield: Naseby How Oliver’s army bested the Royalists ............. p 74
Q&A
Ask the Experts
Your questions answered ....... p 81
In a Nutshell
What was the Spanish Inquisition? ....... p 83
How Did They do That?
Tower Bridge ...... p 84
HERE & NOW
On our Radar Our pick of the exhibitions, activities, film and TV this month .......... p 88
Britain’s Treasures Anglo-Saxon burials at Sutton Hoo .... p 90
Books The best new releases, plus read up on the evolution of maps ........... p 94
EVERY ISSUE
Letters ..................... p 6
Crossword ............... p 96
Next Issue ............... p 97
A-Z of History ............ p 98