''Living History'' was a monthly

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

magazine launched in April 2003 by Origin Publishing in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. The magazine was devoted entirely to British history. As the name implied it was intended to encourage readers to get out and see historical sites, and featured articles to make visits to those places easier. Particularly important was a pull-out section entitled "Footsteps" which could be removed without destroying the rest of the magazine. This covered a number of different walks/visits across the country each month, with maps and details on a full A4 page. Following the takeover of Origin by BBC Worldwide in 2004, ''Living History'' ceased to exist as an independent magazine. It was incorporated as an integral part of the BBC's rival magazine ''

BBC History ''BBC History Magazine'' is a British publication devoted to both British and world history and aimed at all levels of knowledge and interest. The publication releases thirteen editions a year, one per month and a Christmas special edition, an ...

'' from June 2004. Though the editor of ''Living History'' moved across to ''BBC History'', much of the material did not. The emphasis of ''Living History'' on British history was abandoned. The BBC magazine covered international history and politics which ''Living History'' did not, so the back third of ''BBC History'' took on ''Living Historys approach to delving deep into destinations, TV and radio, reviews and visiting sites. The UK based "Footsteps" section was reduced from whole page pull-outs to half-page articles not intended to be removable from the magazine, and were replaced with international History Holidays. Initially the innovative ideas inherent in Living History were developed further still by the whole editorial team, subsequently the magazine was completely absorbed into ''BBC History'' magazine, with the emphasis on British history and magazine name being lost.

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