June 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine out now!

Rome’s worst nightmare
Guy de la Bédoyère explains why the Spartacus slave rebellion of 73 BC rocked the ancient empire to its core
Making Malcolm X
A group of strong women shaped one of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, says Ashley D Farmer
Victorian Britain’s fearless female felons
Rosalind Crone probes five largely forgotten female-led crimes from the 18th and 19th centuries
Tudors in turmoil
Tracy Borman reveals how a Hans Holbein masterpiece hints at political tensions in 16th-century England
25 lessons from 25 years
On our 25th birthday, a range of historical experts nominate the most transformative historical discoveries since the year 2000
Flower power
Susannah Lyon-Whaley explores how blooms from China, Persia, India and the West Indies brought the world to English women of the 17th century
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