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CONTENTS CHRISTMAS 2020 54 28 A short introduction to the home front Historian Daniel Todman answers key questions about life on the British home front 34 10 home front survival tips From cooking tips to making the most of your leisure time, find out how to survive the war years 38 Women at work World War II saw British women assume traditional male roles, as they had done some 20 years earlier 42 Leaving the cities Discover how more than 1.5 million children made new lives in the countryside – for better or worse 45 On the ration With some foods hard to come by, families had to get inventive with their cooking. Mock duck anyone? 48 Make do and mend Britons waged war on their wardrobes, armed with a needle and thread 49 Wartime Christmas Despite air raids and rationing, civilians did all they could to celebrate the festive season in style 50 Crime on the home front From serial killers to looting, not everybody signed up to the notion of ‘Blitz spirit’ 54 The Blitz Explore some of the darkest days of the war in Britain G With enemy air raids a regular occurrence, British civilians had to keep their eyes peeled and their wits about them during World War II FEATURES 58 Spotlight on... King Arthur How much do we really know about the legendary king – if he ever existed at all? X3 , ALAMY X9 IMAGES GETTY 60 In pictures: posters that changed the world From political propaganda to terror at the cinema 65 The strange world of medieval magic e medieval world was full of spells and superstitions, but was there more going on? 70 What if... Richard III had won at Bosworth? 4 HISTORYEXTRA.COM 58 60 G Will we ever know the true story of King Arthur? G Coca-Cola adopted this festive fellow in the 1930s

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CONTENTS CHRISTMAS 2020

54

28 A short introduction to the home front Historian Daniel Todman answers key questions about life on the British home front

34 10 home front survival tips From cooking tips to making the most of your leisure time, find out how to survive the war years

38 Women at work World War II saw British women assume traditional male roles, as they had done some 20 years earlier

42 Leaving the cities Discover how more than 1.5 million children made new lives in the countryside – for better or worse 45 On the ration With some foods hard to come by, families had to get inventive with their cooking. Mock duck anyone?

48 Make do and mend Britons waged war on their wardrobes, armed with a needle and thread

49 Wartime Christmas Despite air raids and rationing, civilians did all they could to celebrate the festive season in style

50 Crime on the home front From serial killers to looting, not everybody signed up to the notion of ‘Blitz spirit’

54 The Blitz Explore some of the darkest days of the war in Britain

G With enemy air raids a regular occurrence, British civilians had to keep their eyes peeled and their wits about them during World War II

FEATURES

58 Spotlight on... King Arthur How much do we really know about the legendary king – if he ever existed at all?

X3

, ALAMY

X9

IMAGES

GETTY

60 In pictures: posters that changed the world From political propaganda to terror at the cinema

65 The strange world of medieval magic e medieval world was full of spells and superstitions, but was there more going on?

70 What if... Richard III had won at Bosworth?

4 HISTORYEXTRA.COM

58

60

G Will we ever know the true story of King Arthur? G Coca-Cola adopted this festive fellow in the 1930s

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