{"product_id":"history-today-vol-76-9","title":"History Today, Vol. 76 #9","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e170 x 240 mm, 112 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonthly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditors:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRhys Griffiths and Kate Wiles\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt director:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHolly Catford\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is the September 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.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe issue leads with a cover feature by Gavin Healy on the hospitality workers that served as ‘unofficial ambassadors for the new socialist state’ during Mao Zedong’s 27-year reign, a period in which China welcomed thousands of visitors contrary to common misconception. Elsewhere, Edward Roberts examines the legacy of the Dictatus Papae—a collection of forged statements initially attributed to Pope Gregory VII in 1075—and Diya Gupta investigates the 1943 Bengal Famine through letters written by letters sent to Indian soldiers serving in the British Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehistorytoday.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"magCulture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45700157571181,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/7889\/files\/HistoryToday_Vol.76_9.png?v=1787674746","url":"https:\/\/magculture.com\/products\/history-today-vol-76-9","provider":"magCulture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}