{{Short description|American magazine publishing company}} {{Infobox publisher | name = World History Group | image = | parent = Archetype (Regent, L.P.) | status = | founded = 2006 | founder = Eric Weider | successor = | country = United States | headquarters = Leesburg, Virginia | distribution = | keypeople = | publications = Magazines | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = {{Official URL}} }}
'''World History Group''' is a magazine publishing company headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia. It was founded in 2006 as the Weider History Group by Eric Weider, son of fitness entrepreneur Ben Weider and nephew of Joe Weider, who also current President of Schiff Nutrition International.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armchairgeneral.com/eric-weider.htm |title=Eric Weider - Armchair General - Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command! |website=ArmChairGeneral.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Weider <!-- Bot generated title --> |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/eric-weider/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526080657/http://www.forbes.com/profile/eric-weider/ |archive-date=May 26, 2013 |work=Forbes }}</ref>
The company published 11 titles reaching 600,000 readers. It operates '''HistoryNet.com''', a website that contains daily features, photo galleries, and articles published in various magazines.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=26171912 Company Overview of Weider History Group, Inc.] S&P Global Market Intelligence</ref>
In 2015, the Weider History Group was acquired by the private equity firm Regent, L.P., and renamed World History Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Brian |date=2015-09-09 |title=Real-Time Collaboration Helps HistoryNet Go Back in Time |work=Hightail Blog |url=https://blog.hightail.com/customer-spotlight-historynet/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233626/https://blog.hightail.com/customer-spotlight-historynet/ |archive-date=2018-12-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historynet.com/weider-history-group-announces-the-launch-of-its-new-website-greathistorycom.htm |title=World History Group Announces the Launch of its New Website: GreatHistory.com |website=HistoryNet.com }}</ref> Regent consolidated its media holdings under a new publishing entity, Archetype, in 2019.
The company ceased publishing in 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 8, 2019 |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/global-private-equity-firm-regent-announces-launch-of-archetype-multi-platform-media-accelerator-aimed-to-transform-legacy-publication-brands--822320565.html |title=Global Private Equity Firm Regent Announces Launch of ARCHETYPE – Multi-Platform Media Accelerator Aimed to Transform Legacy Publication Brands |location=Beverly Hills, California |publisher=Regent |agency=PRWeb |access-date=May 21, 2026 }}</ref>
== List of publications ==
=== Print === {{hanging indent |text='''Weider History Group'''}} {{refbegin|100em|indent=}} <ol type="1" start="1"> <li> ''Armchair General'' – {{LCCN|2003215695}}; {{ISSN|1546-055X}}; {{OCLC|52872485}}</li></ol> {{refend}}
{{hanging indent |text='''World History Group'''}} {{refbegin|100em|indent=}} <ol type="1" start="2"> <li> ''America's Civil War'' – {{LCCN|88649875}}, {{LCCN|2011236567}}; {{ISSN|1046-2899}}; {{OCLC|18111753|show=all}}</li> <li> ''American History'' – {{LCCN|94644504}}; {{ISSN|1076-8866}}; {{OCLC|30148811|show=all}}</li> <li> ''Aviation History'' – {{LCCN|94646367}}; {{ISSN|1076-8858}}; {{OCLC|30471031|show=all}}</li> <li> ''Civil War Times'' – {{LCCN|2003233046}}; {{ISSN|1546-9980}}; {{OCLC|51269784|show=all}}</li> <li> ''MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History'' – {{LCCN|89647289}}; {{ISSN|1040-5992}}; {{OCLC|18462176|show=all}}</li> <li> ''Military History'' – {{LCCN|sf93093515}}; {{ISSN|0889-7328}}; {{OCLC|11492012|show=all}}</li> <li> ''Vietnam'' – {{LCCN|sf93093508}}; {{ISSN|1046-2902}}; {{OCLC|17941016|show=all}}</li> <li> ''Wild West'' – {{LCCN|90656080}}; {{ISSN|1046-4638}}; {{OCLC|18654422|show=all}}</li> <li> ''World War II'' – {{LCCN|90660022}}; {{ISSN|0898-4204}}; {{OCLC|13545127|show=all}}</li></ol> {{refend}}
=== Defunct === {{refbegin|100em|indent=}} <ol type="1" start="11"> <li> ''British Heritage'' (acquired in 2014 by Kliger Heritage Media, a company also founded in 2014 by Jack Kliger, the magazine was renamed ''British Heritage Travel'') – {{ISSN|0195-2633}}</li></ol> {{refend}}
== Past and subsequent publishers to World History Group == * Cowles History Group, a division of Cowles Magazines, Leesburg, Virginia * Primedia Enthusiast Publications of PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications, Leesburg, Virginia * Weider History Group, Leesburg, Virginia * Empire Press, Herndon, Leesburg * HistoryNet, Leesburg, Tysons, Vienna, and Arlington, Virginia
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|https://historynet.com/|Official HistoryNet website}}
Category:2006 establishments in Virginia Category:American companies established in 2006 Category:Mass media in Virginia Category:Publishing companies established in 2006
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