Magazines

History Today: This London based monthly publication claims to be “the world’s leading serious history magazine”. First published in 1951, this magazine covers features from prehistory to contemporary times. If you are an academic or scholar, you will probably get more use out of this magazine than other people, but history lovers, in general, prefer it too.

This periodical tells stories that act as a bridge from serious academic journals to magazines someone new to the subject can enjoy. From political history and wars to archaeology and biographies, it has everything in it that will make you appreciate your current world more.

They offer the first three issues for £5.00 and then a yearly subscription of £54.00 which isn't bad when you consider that's £4.50 an issue. You can get the printed version delivered to you and have access to the digital versions. Regardless, I will have copies you can borrow.

BBC History magazine: If you look up ‘history magazines’ on the internet, this website will probably be one of the first results. One of the highest-rated history magazines on Amazon, this magazine is a particularly good choice for younger learners, because the writing style is so captivating that it might keep their dislike of history at bay for as long as possible. This magazine also does a good job of shining a different kind of light on current events as well.

They offer a similar offer to History Today with the first three issues for £5.00 and then a yearly subscription of the slightly cheaper £51.99

National Geographic History: The writing style is less academic and slightly more buoyant, as in expected from National Geographic. But that does not make it take away from important words and concepts. If you want to learn about riveting events that have happened over the years without the heavy in-depth stuff this is a good start.