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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine, Britain's best-selling history title, is set to launch in Spain following a licensing deal between ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide and Ediciones Nobel. The title, to be published as 'ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia' magazine will go on sale on Friday 26 March 2010, priced €3.90.

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world's leading historians and journalists. From Ancient Egypt to Tudor England and the Second World War, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine delivers new and thought provoking historical research alongside fascinating tales to captivate anyone who is interest in the past.

The launch marks the first partnership between Ediciones Nobel and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines, and the second international licensing deal for the title. ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia will be edited by Ignacio Cabal and will have an initial print run of 60,000.

James Hewes, Head of International Development at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines, said: β€œΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide are delighted to be working with our newest partners, Ediciones Nobel, to launch ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia magazine in Spain. ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine is the biggest selling history magazine in the UK, and I’m confident we will emulate this success in Spain. ”

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia editor, Ignacio Cabal said: β€œΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia will have 60% UK content and 40% Spanish content. It will highlight the best international features from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine, all of which will be written by prestigious historians and journalists from the UK. Global features will be written by famous Spanish and Latin-American historians, professors and writers, all of which will have a focus on Hispanic areas. History is extremely popular amongst Spanish readers, and we are confident that the outstanding content of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia will make it a resounding success.”

The launch issue will include features on the Second Spanish Republic, Henry VIII's women and Tutankhamun.

NOTES TO EDITORS
About ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ History Magazine is the biggest selling and most authoritative history magazine in the UK. It has a monthly circulation of 64,712 (ABC Jul-Dec 2009) and is published by ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines Bristol, a trading name of Bristol Magazines Ltd., which is a subsidiary of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide Ltd., the main commercial consumer arm of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.

About Ediciones Nobel
Ediciones Nobel was founded in Oviedo in 1989. Their focus was essentially in the field of cultural publishing, but over the years they have broadened their horizon by offering exciting new media. Ediciones Nobel’s main area of business is magazine publishing as well as providing newspapers with collections of books, CDs, DVDs etc. Ediciones Nobel also publishes the following magazines: Clarin Magazine, Supernanny magazine, Thermomix magazine, WWE Spain and WWE Mexico. In April there will be on sale two new magazines: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Historia and Redes para la ciencia.

Gemma Diaper