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Survivors:

The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Hannah Durkin

Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Hannah Durkin

2025 Shortlist

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

‘Embers of the Hands:

Hidden Histories of the Viking Age’

Eleanor Barraclough

The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV book cover

‘The Eagle and the Hart:

The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV’

Helen Castor

Multicultural Britain: A People's History

‘Multicultural Britain:

A People’s History’

Kieran Connell

Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Hannah Durkin

‘Survivors:

The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade’

Hannah Durkin

The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda

‘The Gravity of Feathers:

Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda’

Andrew Fleming

The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective

‘The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective’

Sara Lodge

Judges

A black and white portrait photo of Carole Hillenbrand

David Cannadine judge information

A black and white portrait photo of Carole Hillenbrand

Mary Beard judge information

A black and white portrait photo of Carole Hillenbrand

Sudhir Hazareesingh judge information

A black and white portrait photo of Carole Hillenbrand

Helen King judge information

A black and white portrait photo of Carole Hillenbrand

Diarmaid MacCulloch judge information