''History Today'' is an illustrated history magazine. Published monthly in London since January 1951, it presents serious and authoritative history to as wide a public as possible. The magazine covers all periods and geographical regions and publishes articles of traditional narrative history alongside new research and
historiography
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. A sister publication ''History Review'', produced tri-annually until April 2012, provided information for
sixth-form history students.
History
The magazine was founded after the Second World War, by
Brendan Bracken
Brendan Rendall Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken, PC (15 February 1901 – 8 August 1958) was an Irish-born businessman, politician and a minister in the British Conservative cabinet. He is best remembered for supporting Winston Churchill durin ...
, former
Minister of Information
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, chairman of the ''
Financial Times
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'' and close associate of
Sir
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Winston Churchill.
The magazine has been independently owned since 1981. The founding co-editors were
Peter Quennell, a "dashing English man of letters", and
Alan Hodge, former journalist at the ''Financial Times''.
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.
''History Review'' was a tri-annual sister publication of ''History Today'' magazine publishing material for sixth form level history students. The final issue of ''History Review'' was published in April 2012.
The history departments of the