Wolfson History Prize
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The #WolfsonHistoryPrize is the most prestigious history writing prize in the UK.
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We're excited to reveal the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlist, celebrating the finest historical non-fiction works from the past year.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors! 👏📚
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Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors! 👏📚
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
"How do you hold those huge swathes of grey in the stories that you tell about the past, and how do you tell them well?"
Eleanor Barraclough explains the nuance behind 'Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @profilebooks.bsky.social
Eleanor Barraclough explains the nuance behind 'Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @profilebooks.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"How do you hold those huge swathes of grey in the stories that you tell about the past, and how do you tell them well?"
Eleanor Barraclough explains the nuance behind 'Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @profilebooks.bsky.social
Eleanor Barraclough explains the nuance behind 'Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @profilebooks.bsky.social
"I want to know what it was like to live in those multicultural societies at different points in time."
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
"I want to know what it was like to live in those multicultural societies at different points in time."
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
ONE WEEK to go until the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner is announced!
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December via @WolfsonHistory.
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December via @WolfsonHistory.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
ONE WEEK to go until the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner is announced!
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December via @WolfsonHistory.
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December via @WolfsonHistory.
"I think history writing has always been important because it gives us such a good sense of perspective."
Andrew Fleming on reconstructing the past in 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
Andrew Fleming on reconstructing the past in 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"I think history writing has always been important because it gives us such a good sense of perspective."
Andrew Fleming on reconstructing the past in 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
Andrew Fleming on reconstructing the past in 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
"By bringing the past alive, history also helps to humanise and can help us to empathise."
'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' by Hannah Durkin is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' by Hannah Durkin is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"By bringing the past alive, history also helps to humanise and can help us to empathise."
'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' by Hannah Durkin is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' by Hannah Durkin is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
"History has never been more important than it is in the current moment."
'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by @victoriandetective.bsky.social is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @yalebooks.bsky.social
'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by @victoriandetective.bsky.social is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @yalebooks.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"History has never been more important than it is in the current moment."
'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by @victoriandetective.bsky.social is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @yalebooks.bsky.social
'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by @victoriandetective.bsky.social is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @yalebooks.bsky.social
With the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner announced in 2 weeks, we will be releasing six exclusive videos spotlighting each of our shortlisted authors.
First up, in our video spotlight, Helen Castor introduces 'The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV'.
First up, in our video spotlight, Helen Castor introduces 'The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV'.
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
With the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner announced in 2 weeks, we will be releasing six exclusive videos spotlighting each of our shortlisted authors.
First up, in our video spotlight, Helen Castor introduces 'The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV'.
First up, in our video spotlight, Helen Castor introduces 'The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV'.
Just two weeks until the announcement of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner.
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social!
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social!
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Just two weeks until the announcement of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner.
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social!
Don't forget to follow the winner announcement on 2 December on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social!
"Why had the character of the professional Victorian female detective suddenly materialised, then vanished?"
Read an extract from Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective'.⬇️
bit.ly/4oJC6rr
Read an extract from Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective'.⬇️
bit.ly/4oJC6rr
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Why had the character of the professional Victorian female detective suddenly materialised, then vanished?"
Read an extract from Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective'.⬇️
bit.ly/4oJC6rr
Read an extract from Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective'.⬇️
bit.ly/4oJC6rr
Looking for some new reading inspiration? You can explore #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author Sara Lodge's favourite historical non-fiction picks. See her selection on our @bookshop_org_UK page.⬇️
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Sara Lodge's favourite historical non-fiction books
Mary Beard, Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town (2008). I visited Pompeii for the first time in 2011 and was awestruck. It is so vast.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Looking for some new reading inspiration? You can explore #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author Sara Lodge's favourite historical non-fiction picks. See her selection on our @bookshop_org_UK page.⬇️
uk.bookshop.org/lists/sara-l...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/sara-l...
"An innovative exploration of the roles of women working in policing and private agencies."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"An innovative exploration of the roles of women working in policing and private agencies."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
"If we don't look hard at history, we're like kids who prefer to believe the stork delivered them."
Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on how history shapes the world.
Learn more about Sara Lodge in our interview.⬇️
bit.ly/3L1Cm6C
Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on how history shapes the world.
Learn more about Sara Lodge in our interview.⬇️
bit.ly/3L1Cm6C
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"If we don't look hard at history, we're like kids who prefer to believe the stork delivered them."
Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on how history shapes the world.
Learn more about Sara Lodge in our interview.⬇️
bit.ly/3L1Cm6C
Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on how history shapes the world.
Learn more about Sara Lodge in our interview.⬇️
bit.ly/3L1Cm6C
In the lead up to the #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement next month, we are shining a light on each of the shortlisted books.
This week, Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' takes the spotlight @yalebooks.bsky.social.
This week, Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' takes the spotlight @yalebooks.bsky.social.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
In the lead up to the #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement next month, we are shining a light on each of the shortlisted books.
This week, Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' takes the spotlight @yalebooks.bsky.social.
This week, Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' takes the spotlight @yalebooks.bsky.social.
"These fragments of a long-dead volcano have inspired more literature than any other rural locality I can think of."
Read an extract from Andrew Fleming's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'The Gravity of Feathers' on our website.⬇️
bit.ly/4qBmcB6
Read an extract from Andrew Fleming's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'The Gravity of Feathers' on our website.⬇️
bit.ly/4qBmcB6
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"These fragments of a long-dead volcano have inspired more literature than any other rural locality I can think of."
Read an extract from Andrew Fleming's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'The Gravity of Feathers' on our website.⬇️
bit.ly/4qBmcB6
Read an extract from Andrew Fleming's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'The Gravity of Feathers' on our website.⬇️
bit.ly/4qBmcB6
Eager to add more women’s history, science, medicine and religion to your reading list? Explore acclaimed historian and #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 judge Helen King’s #BookloverSpotlight shortlist with @Bookshop_org_UK below.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Eager to add more women’s history, science, medicine and religion to your reading list? Explore acclaimed historian and #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 judge Helen King’s #BookloverSpotlight shortlist with @Bookshop_org_UK below.
bit.ly/3WDpJRJ
bit.ly/3WDpJRJ
Explore Andrew Fleming's top picks in historical non-fiction, from the history of Shakespeare to landscape archaeology. See his selection on our @bookshop-org-uk page.⬇️
uk.bookshop.org/lists/andrew...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/andrew...
Andrew Fleming's favourite historical non-fiction books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
uk.bookshop.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Explore Andrew Fleming's top picks in historical non-fiction, from the history of Shakespeare to landscape archaeology. See his selection on our @bookshop-org-uk page.⬇️
uk.bookshop.org/lists/andrew...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/andrew...
“An absorbing and powerful book about St Kilda, written with deft humour and human sympathy."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
“An absorbing and powerful book about St Kilda, written with deft humour and human sympathy."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda' for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
Andrew Fleming, the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on what drove him to become an archaeologist.
Learn more about Andrew Fleming and his journey through history in our interview with him here ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
Learn more about Andrew Fleming and his journey through history in our interview with him here ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Andrew Fleming, the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on what drove him to become an archaeologist.
Learn more about Andrew Fleming and his journey through history in our interview with him here ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
Learn more about Andrew Fleming and his journey through history in our interview with him here ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
It's week five of our shortlist spotlight, highlighting the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted books as we count down to the winner announcement on 2 December.
This week, we're spotlighting Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda'.
This week, we're spotlighting Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda'.
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It's week five of our shortlist spotlight, highlighting the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted books as we count down to the winner announcement on 2 December.
This week, we're spotlighting Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda'.
This week, we're spotlighting Andrew Fleming's 'The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda'.
Just one month until the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner is announced!
Don't forget to follow @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and turn on notifications to see the announcement first on 2 December.
Don't forget to follow @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and turn on notifications to see the announcement first on 2 December.
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Just one month until the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner is announced!
Don't forget to follow @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and turn on notifications to see the announcement first on 2 December.
Don't forget to follow @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and turn on notifications to see the announcement first on 2 December.
"…The stories that the Clotilda survivors tell are remarkable."
Read an extract from Hannah Durkin's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'Survivors' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
Read an extract from Hannah Durkin's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'Survivors' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"…The stories that the Clotilda survivors tell are remarkable."
Read an extract from Hannah Durkin's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'Survivors' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
Read an extract from Hannah Durkin's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'Survivors' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
Looking for #history book recommendations?
Explore Hannah Durkin's favourite historical non-fiction books on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page⬇️📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/hannah...
Explore Hannah Durkin's favourite historical non-fiction books on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page⬇️📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/hannah...
Hannah Durkin's favourite historical non-fiction books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
uk.bookshop.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Looking for #history book recommendations?
Explore Hannah Durkin's favourite historical non-fiction books on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page⬇️📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/hannah...
Explore Hannah Durkin's favourite historical non-fiction books on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page⬇️📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/hannah...
"A superb reconstruction of the lives of the survivors of the slave ship, Clotilda."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"A superb reconstruction of the lives of the survivors of the slave ship, Clotilda."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
In her Q&A with #WolfsonHistoryPrize, the 2025 shortlisted author, Hannah Durkin, discusses the importance of high-quality history writing in a 'world of increasing misinformation and disinformation'.
You can read more of the Q&A on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
You can read more of the Q&A on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
In her Q&A with #WolfsonHistoryPrize, the 2025 shortlisted author, Hannah Durkin, discusses the importance of high-quality history writing in a 'world of increasing misinformation and disinformation'.
You can read more of the Q&A on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
You can read more of the Q&A on our website ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...
This week's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlist spotlight is Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' (William Collins) ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This week's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlist spotlight is Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' (William Collins) ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...