August 2015

Articles from the August 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine

A statue of Alice Nutter, one of the 1612 Pendle Witches. The statue is in her home village on Blacko Bar Road, Roughlee. (Image by Alamy)

The Pendle witches: what happened in the infamous Lancashire witch trial?

Guitarist David Crosby of the Byrds performs with his band in front of a large crowd at the Magic Mountain Music Festival on Mount Tamalpais, June 1967. (Image by © Henry Diltz/Corbis)

General History

From Ancient Greece to Glastonbury: a brief history of music festivals

An Israeli pilot after the raid on Entebbe

Operation Thunderbolt: Was the 1976 ‘raid on Entebbe’ a brilliant rescue?

Canterbury Cathedral

How Thomas Becket’s feud with Henry II led to murder

Expelled Germans leaving Poland's western territories

“The war without an end”: what happened in Europe after VE Day?

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Artist Leonora Carrington

My history hero: Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saranda Kolones, Kato Pathos Archaeological Park

My favourite place: Cyprus

A portrait of Elizabeth I.

The enchanting history of charisma

Lady Murasaki writing 'The Tale of Genji'

5 female trailblazers from history

Henry VIII jousting

How jousting made a man of Henry VIII

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7 things that happened in August through history

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Janina Ramirez. (Photo by Fran Monks for BBC History Magazine)

Books interview with Janina Ramirez: the private lives of the saints . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

D6TR5R Cyprus, Europe - Kolossi castle near Limassol

General prehistory

My favourite place: Ronald Hutton