Coming up in the June 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine

Crimes of the times?

Rosalind Crone on some of the more unusual criminal activities that dogged Victorian Britain

The gardens of the world

Susannah Lyon-Whaley reveals the connections between botany and exploration in early modern Britain

African queens

Paul Akpan introduces a group of remarkable women who offer a new window into Africa’s past

The making of a radical

Ashley D Farmer explores the story of Malcolm X through the women who shaped his life

Roman rebellion

Guy de la Bédoyère shows how the Spartacus revolt nearly brought ancient Rome to its knees

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