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History Today

History Today is a monthly magazine published by History Today, Ltd. Founded in 1951, it is owned by Andy Patterson and has a circulation of roughly 30,000 subscribers. Headquarters are based in London, England.The magazine, which is geared towards teachers, students, and those with an interest in history, publishes essays written by some leading history scholars covering myriad periods, regions, topics, and themes in history. It is available in print and online.The print version was founded by Brendan Backen, who worked as the Minister of Information during World War II. He was also the publisher of the Financial Times. Currently, both print and online versions are published under the vision and guide of editor-in-chief, Paul Lay.History Today offers readers articles ranging from atomic medicine to the rise and fall of empires. Each essay comes with illustrations selected by picture editor Sheila Corr. The web edition includes a news digest from web editor, Kathryn Hadley.Subscribers can buy an annual subscription for either the web or print version. Web subscribers can also purchase access to articles from the publication's archives dating back to 1980. The magazine also has a sister publication, History Review, which is aimed at students and is published three times each year.

Articles from Vol. 59, No. 12, December

Africans in the Indian Mutiny: For Centuries, Africans Were Shipped to the Indian Subcontinent and Sold as Slaves to Regional Rulers. Rosie Llewellyn-Jones Tells the Story of Those Who Went to Lucknow to Serve the Nawab of Oudh and Who Joined the Indian Mutiny When He Was Deposed by the British. for This Allegiance Their Descendants, Whom She Has Traced, Still Pay a Price

A Gathering Storm: The Writer and Director Stephen Poliakoff Talks to Charlotte Crow about How His View of the Recent Past Has Informed His New Film, Glorious 39, a Historical Thriller

A Passion for the Post: For 400 Years the Delivery of Letters Has Been Integral to British Life. as Royal Mail Confronts an Uncertain Future, Susan Whyman Charts the Post Office's Development and Discovers, through the Correspondence of Ordinary People, Just How Much Letter Writing Meant to Them

By Jove! It's Christmas: Did the First Christian Roman Emperor Appropriate the Pagan Festival of Saturnalia to Celebrate the Birth of Christ? Matt Salusbury Weighs the Evidence

December 14th, 1809: Napoleon Divorces Josephine

December 15th, 1859: Birth of Ludwig Zamenhof

December 4th, 1959: Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China, Is Pardoned

Dr Trelawney's Cabinet of Historical Curiosities: This Month's Subject: The Holly & the Ivy

Favourite Historical Experiences of 2009

From the Editor

Gladstone and His Cloud in the West: This Month Marks the Bicentenary of the Birth of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Kevin Haddick Flynn Looks at the Attempt of the Grand Old Man of Liberalism to Solve the Irish Question and His Conversion to Home Rule in the Mid-1880s

Ho, Ho Hoffnung: Mark Bryant on the Lesser-Known Caricature Work of the German-Born Gerard Hoffnung, One of Postwar Britain's Best-Loved Cartoonists

It Could Be Worse: Wallowing in Misery over This Admittedly Awful Year Betrays a Lack of Historical Perspective

Keeping Conflict on Ice: The Antarctic Treaty, Signed 50 Years Ago, Kept the Cold Continent out of the Cold War and Fostered Collaboration on Scientific Research. the World Now Faces a Different Challenge as Climate Change Affects This Vast Region

Mithradates Scourage of Rome: The Legendary Ruler of Pontus and Creator of a Formidable Black Sea Empire Was, until Recently, One of the Most Celebrated Figures of the Classical World, a Hero of Opera, Drama and Poetry. Adrienne Mayor, Author of a New Study of the 'Poison King', Explains Why

Radio: A History of Private Life

The Afghan Quagmire: David Loyn, the Only Reporter with the Taliban When They Took Kabul in 1996, Takes Issue with Military Historian Thomas Tulenko's Analysis of Britain's 19th-Century Invasions of Afghanistan, First Published in June 1980

The Battle That Gave Birth to an Empire: Two Hundred and Fifty Years Ago, Admiral Hawke Secured a Daring Victory over the French Fleet at Quiberon Bay. It Surpasses Nelson's Triumph at Trafalgar in Its Significance

What Shall We Do about the Rich? as Bankers Gain Pariah Status, William D. Rubinstein Discusses Britain's Changing Attitudes towards the Wealthy