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The History Press

This article is about the publishing house based in the UK. For the US-based former subsidiary publishing house, see Arcadia Publishing.

The History Press Ltd.
Founded2007 (2007)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationCheltenham, Gloucestershire
DistributionMacmillan Distribution (UK)
Peribo (Australia)[1]
Independent Publishers Group (US)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitethehistorypress.co.uk

The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history. It claims to be the United Kingdom's largest independent publisher in this field,[3] publishing approximately 300 books per year and with a backlist of over 12,000 titles.[4]

Created in December 2007, The History Press integrated core elements of the NPI Media Group within it, including all existing published titles, plus all the future contracts and publishing rights contained in them. At the time of founding, the imprints included Phillimore, Pitkin Publishing, Spellmount, Stadia, Sutton Publishing, Tempus Publishing and Nonsuch.

  1. ^ "Prelude Books". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Independent Publishers Group". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ Explanatory Note: Tempus Publishing & the History Press (Note on History Press' acquisitions)
  4. ^ Welcome to The History Press

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