In our February 2025 issue, on sale 23 January 2025

Evacuation nation

Dan Todman tells the stories of British children who fled German bombs during the Second World War

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Stories of a continent

Luke Pepera explores Africa’s diverse, vibrant histories – and considers why they are so often overlooked

Empire at home

Corinne Fowler shows how the imperial project affected working people in Britain too

Fortune tellers

Martha McGill examines early modern attempts to predict the future

Medieval hero

Joanne Arman on how Henry V’s brother was cut from the same cloth as the brilliant warrior king

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Greatest charter

David Carpenter pays tribute to the 1225 version of Magna Carta

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