August Issue Available Now for iPad and Android

Released a day ahead of its print sibling, the digital edition of our August issue is now available to download to your iPad, Android tablet or Kindle Fire.

This month we have a tablet-only exclusive: an article by Mihir Bose on the origins of the modern Olympic Games, and how they were influenced by a 19th-century English novel.

Also in this issue: Richard Rhodes explores the history of power transition and how oil came to be king; Simon Andre Stirling scrutinises the troubled history of King Arthur and the Church; Jos Damen describes the contribution of two unusual Dutch citizens to Africa's Gold Coast; Toby Lincoln examines China's historic embrace of urbanism; and David Gribble draws parallels between the modern Olympics and the games of 416 BC.

Buy the digital edition from one of these stores:

App Store (for iPad)

Google Play (for Android)

Amazon (for Kindle Fire)

A note to print customers: Currently we are unable to offer the digital edition to our existing print customers, but we will review this situation in the coming months. Please look out for further announcements in the magazine and on the website.