History Today, Vol. 76 #7

Bringing serious history to a wide audience since 1951. Published monthly, the magazine asks the world’s leading scholars to write informatively and engagingly on all periods, regions, and themes of history.

This is the July 2026 issue of the magazine launched by Winston Churchill in 1951 and initially criticised for its silver-spoon nature, now independently run and praised for its accessibility to in-depth global history. The edition leads with a topical cover feature on the unpublished British riposte to the American Declaration of Independence on the eve of its 250th anniversary. Elsewhere, Rebecca Brackmann explores ‘how England learnt Old English’, and Philippa Townsend investigates how sacrifice became central in the formation of early Christianity.