| The History Press | |
|---|---|
| Motto | The Largest Local and Specialist History Publisher |
| Formation | 2007 |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Stroud, United Kingdom |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Region served | UK and Worldwide |
| Official languages | English |
| Website | The History Press UK |
| Remarks | Publishes approximately 500 books per annum |
The History Press is one the UK’s largest local and specialist history publishers,[1] publishing approximately 500 books per year[2].
Created in December 2007, The History Press has 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.
Its imprints include: Pathfinder, Phillimore, Pitkin, Spellmount, Stadia, Sutton Publishing and Tempus Publishing.
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History
The History Press can be traced back to the 1970's with the first title published in 1978. The company evolved from the amalgamation of a number of smaller publishing houses that formed part of the NPI Media Group. The largest component of the NPI Media Group was Tempus Publishing, founded by Alan Sutton in 1993. Tempus Publishing's early years were spent producing local history titles, principally books of old photographs on towns and villages throughout the UK[3].
Tempus Publishing opened offices in both the USA and Europe which are in use today by The History Press[4].
During the 1990s, the list diversified in a number of directions. Tempus Publishing produced their first books on archaeology, as well as books on more general history subjects. The organisation became a principle publisher of Transport material including maritime history. [5]
Local History remained the bedrock of Tempus Publishing with (at the time of amalgamation into The History Press) over 1500 titles now published.
Tempus Publishing ceased operations in 2007 at the same time as the formation of The History Press and thereafter became an imprint, along with Pathfinder, Phillimore, Pitkin, Spellmount, Stadia and Sutton Publishing.
Offices
The History Press, based in and around Stroud in Gloucestershire is supported by international offices in the United States[6], Germany[7], Ireland[8], France[9] and Belgium[10]. Their UK office is in the iconic The Mill building in Brimscombe Port, Stroud[11].
Books & Genres
The core genre's offered by The History Press can be broken into the following categories:
Archaeology, The Arts, Biography, Crime History, Genealogy, General History, Local History (broken into regions[12]), Military History, The National Trust, Royal History, Social History, Sport and Transport & Industrial (including Maritime History).
The History Press is a supporter of The National Trust of England[13][14] while the organisation further offers a wide range of publishing news and RSS feeds[15].
References
- ^ Explanatory Note: Tempus Publishing & the History Press (Note on History Press' acquisitions)
- ^ http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/tabid/7635/Default.aspx Welcome to The History Press
- ^ http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/about-us.aspx
- ^ http://www.aboutus.org/Tempus-Publishing.com
- ^ http://www.aboutus.org/NonSuch-Publishing.com
- ^ http://www.historypress.net/indexsecure.php The History Press USA
- ^ http://www.suttonverlag.de/ Suttonoverlag
- ^ http://www.nonsuchireland.com/ THP Ireland
- ^ http://www.editions-sutton.com Sutton France
- ^ http://www.tempus-belgium.com Tempus Belgium
- ^ http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/contact-us/UK-Office.aspx UK Office of The History Press.
- ^ http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=7747&CategoryID=202&language=en-US THP Local History
- ^ http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main
- ^ http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/tabid/8571/Default.aspx
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