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Keep up to date with the latest announcements on the Wolfson History Prize.
Author interviews: Emma Smith
With her book Portable Magic shortlisted for the 2023 Wolfson History Prize we spoke to Emma Smith about the importance of history writing and her love for...
Author interviews: Halik Kochanski
With her book Resistance shortlisted for the 2023 Wolfson History Prize, we spoke to Halik Kochanski about the inspiration behind her book and why it is important...
Author interviews: Oskar Jensen
With his book Vagabonds shortlisted for the 2023 Wolfson History Prize, we spoke to Oskar Jensen about the inspiration behind his book and how he became interested...
Author interviews: Henrietta Harrison
With her book The Perils of Interpreting shortlisted for the 2023 Wolfson History Prize, we spoke to Henrietta Harrison about the historical places that have...
Author interviews: James Belich
With his book The World the Plague Made shortlisted for the 2023 Wolfson History Prize, we spoke to James Belich about his research process and why it’s important...
Author interviews: Hakim Adi
With his book African and Caribbean People in Britain: A History shortlisted for the 2023 Wolfson History Prize, we spoke to Hakim Adi about the inspiration behind...
Mary Beard and Sudhir Hazareesingh join Wolfson History Prize judging panel as submissions open
The Wolfson History Prize has today announced that celebrated historians Mary Beard and Sudhir Hazareesingh will join the judging panel as submissions open for the...
Anniversary podcast series with BBC History Magazine
To mark the 50th anniversary of the prize, we've partnered with BBC History Magazine on a podcast series exploring big questions in history....
Devil-Land wins Wolfson History Prize
A compelling history of Britain’s tumultuous seventeenth century has been announced as the winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2022, with Clare Jackson receiving...
Wolfson History Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Witch-hunts, fallen statues and Britain’s most turbulent century among six books shortlisted for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize....
COVID-19 will overshadow climate change and Brexit in future history books, say Britons
COVID-19 is the current event that will be of most interest to the historians of tomorrow, 41% of Britons have said in a survey conducted by the Wolfson History Prize....
Wolfson History Prize celebrates 50th anniversary with increased prize money and 2022 key dates
The dates of the 2022 Wolfson History Prize have been announced, alongside an increase in prize money to mark the prize's 50th anniversary...
