 History Today, March 2024. | |
| Editor | Rhys Griffiths and Kate Wiles |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 17,100 (2019) |
| Publisher | Amanda Synnott |
| First issue | January 1951; 74 years ago (January 1951) |
| Company | History Today Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.historytoday.com |
| ISSN | 0018-2753 |
History Today is a history magazine. Published monthly in London since January 1951, it presents authoritative history to as wide a public as possible.[1] The magazine covers all periods and geographical regions and publishes articles of traditional narrative history alongside new research andhistoriography.[2]
The magazine was founded after the Second World War, byBrendan Bracken, formerMinister of Information, chairman of theFinancial Times and close associate ofSirWinston Churchill.[3] The magazine has been independently owned since 1981.[4] The founding co-editors werePeter Quennell, a "dashing English man of letters",[5] andAlan Hodge, former journalist at theFinancial Times.[3]
The website contains all the magazine's published content since 1951. A digital edition, available on a dedicated app, was launched in 2012 and re-released with improvements in 2015.[6]
History Review was a tri-annual sister publication ofHistory Today magazine publishing material for sixth form level history students. Launched in 1995, the final issue ofHistory Review was published in April 2012.[7]
Since 1997, The Longman-History Today Charitable Trust has held an annual awards ceremony at which presentations are made to those that have fostered a wider understanding of, and enthusiasm for, history. The main prize in theLongman-History Today Awards is for Book of the Year, given for an author's first or second history book.[12] Since 2003, a prize for an undergraduate dissertation has been presented in association with theRoyal Historical Society.[13] The Trustees' Award is presented to a person or organisation that has made a major contribution to history.[14] Past winners of the Trustees' Award include ProfessorDavid Olusoga.[15]