Jul 23, 2013 · Chinese junks – variously sized trading and transportation ships used in Asia from the second century CE to the modern day – work by partnering a sturdy keelless hull with a …

Dec 2, 2015 · A Chinese funeral, circa 1910 These hopping corpses would travel at night to minimise the decay, while the priest leading the procession rang a bell to deter onlookers – to …

Feb 20, 2025 · All About History issue preview – El Cid, revolutionary women, Chinese inventions Plus ancient Babylon, the theatre of the ridiculous, what if Nixon had beaten JFK and much …

May 4, 2014 · Early humans in the Palaeolithic era (15,000 to 750,000 years ago) discovered that heavy, round objects could more easily be moved by rolling them than bulky, irregular ones. …

Jan 24, 2014 · China's military has released images of an intercontinental ballistic missile with enough range to reach the United States, as Beijing is involved in a series of rows threatening …

4th August 2014 By Frances White How did silk get out of china? When the Chinese discovered the secret to creating silk, they held the monopoly on silk production worldwide. The industry …

15th August 2014 By Frances White How many died in the Chinese Taiping Rebellion? Conservative estimates of the dead in the 14-year Taiping Rebellion in southern China start at …

Jul 10, 2025 · Plus much more Also in this issue of All About History: Explore the history of Paris, from its earliest ancient origins to the upheaval of student protests in the 1960s as we dissect …

Jun 19, 2017 · The Fall of Singapore in 1942 was a triumph for Imperial Japan and almost certainly Britain’s gravest setback in WWII. Over 80,000 Allied prisoners were captured in a …

Dec 19, 2014 · What was a Viking funeral like? The classic Viking funeral conjures up images of a noble Viking lord slowly drifting out to sea in a boat alight with flames, but just how accurate is …