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Keep up to date with the latest announcements on the Wolfson History Prize.
Wolfson History Prize confirms 2019 dates
The Wolfson History Prize has confirmed the dates for the forty-seventh Prize, including the shortlist announcement and awards ceremony....
Wolfson History Prize now has its own Twitter handle
We are thrilled to launch the Wolfson History Prize's dedicated Twitter account. Please follow @WolfsonHistory and #WolfsonHistoryPrize...
Winner of Wolfson History Prize 2018 announced
Peter Marshall, Professor of History at the University of Warwick, has won this year’s Wolfson History Prize with his book Heretics and Believers: A History of the...
Q & A with the Wolfson History Prize’s newest judge, Professor Carole Hillenbrand
We asked Professor Carole Hillenbrand (Professor Emerita of Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh and Professorial Fellow of Islamic History at the...
Wolfson History Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Six books are in the running for the Wolfson History Prize 2018, each selected for their outstanding historical writing, accessible to a general audience....
Wolfson History Prize 2018 judges announcement
Carole Hillenbrand, Professor Emerita of Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh and Professorial Fellow of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews...
Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2017 announced
The winner of this year’s Wolfson History Prize, awarded for excellence in accessible and scholarly history, has been announced as Dr Christopher de Hamel for his...
BBC Radio 3 ‘Free Thinking’: The Wolfson History Prize
Listen again to BBC Radio 3’s ‘Free Thinking’ programme, featuring Professor Rana Mitter in conversation with the six authors shortlisted for this year’s prestigious...
Shortlist for the Wolfson History Prize 2017 announced
The six shortlisted titles for the Wolfson History Prize 2017 have been announced today. It is the first time that the Prize has issued a shortlist in its 45 year history....
BBC Radio 3 ‘Free Thinking’ recording with the Wolfson History Prize shortlist
At this special event to be held at the British Academy on Wednesday 3 May, authors shortlisted for Britain’s foremost history prize will be discussing their books –...
Exciting changes to the Wolfson History Prize 2017 announced
Awarded annually since 1972, Britain’s foremost history prize promotes and encourages standards of excellence in the writing of readable and scholarly history...
