World History Group Explained

World History Group
Parent:	Archetype (Regent, L.P.)
Founded:	2006
Founder:	Eric Weider
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	Leesburg, Virginia
Publications:	Magazines

World History Group is a magazine publishing company headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia. It was founded in 2006 as Weider History Group by Eric Weider, the son of fitness entrepreneur Ben Weider (and nephew of Joe Weider) and current President of Schiff Nutrition International.^{[1] [2]} The Weider History Group publishes 11 titles reaching 600,000 readers. It operates HistoryNet.com, a website that contains daily features, photo galleries, and articles published in various magazines.^[3] The Weider History Group was acquired by private equity firm Regent, L.P. in 2015 and was renamed the World History Group.^{[4] [5]} Regent formed the publisher Archetype in 2019 for its media holdings. Stopped publishing in 2024^[6]

List of publications

Print

• America's Civil War
• American History
• Aviation History
• Civil War Times
• MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History
• Military History
• Vietnam Magazine
• Wild West
• World War II

Defunct

• British Heritage (new publisher apparently Kliger Heritage)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric Weider - Armchair General - Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command!. www.armchairgeneral.com.
2. Web site: Eric Weider . https://web.archive.org/web/20130526080657/http://www.forbes.com/profile/eric-weider/. dead. May 26, 2013. Forbes.
3. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=26171912 Company Overview of Weider History Group, Inc.
4. Web site: Real-time collaboration helps HistoryNet go back in time. Hightail Blog. 2018-12-30. 2015-09-09.
5. Web site: World History Group Announces the Launch of its New Website: GreatHistory.com - HistoryNet. www.historynet.com.
6. Web site: Global Private Equity Firm Regent Announces Launch of ARCHETYPE – Multi-Platform Media Accelerator Aimed to Transform Legacy Publication Brands .