The 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize is open for submissions from publishers from 9 December 2025 – 19 January 2026.
The prize recognises work reflecting both readability for a general audience and the highest quality writing and research.
Find out more. ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/submissions/
The prize recognises work reflecting both readability for a general audience and the highest quality writing and research.
Find out more. ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/submissions/
Submissions - Eligibility and rules of entry
Eligibility and rules of entry for the Wolfson History Prize, the UK's most prestigious history-writing prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize is open for submissions from publishers from 9 December 2025 – 19 January 2026.
The prize recognises work reflecting both readability for a general audience and the highest quality writing and research.
Find out more. ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/submissions/
The prize recognises work reflecting both readability for a general audience and the highest quality writing and research.
Find out more. ⬇️
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/submissions/
Congratulations once again to the six shortlisted authors for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
📕Eleanor Barraclough
📕Helen Castor
📕 @kieranconnell.bsky.social
📕Hannah Durkin
📕Andrew Fleming
📕 @victoriandetective.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
📕Eleanor Barraclough
📕Helen Castor
📕 @kieranconnell.bsky.social
📕Hannah Durkin
📕Andrew Fleming
📕 @victoriandetective.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Congratulations once again to the six shortlisted authors for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
📕Eleanor Barraclough
📕Helen Castor
📕 @kieranconnell.bsky.social
📕Hannah Durkin
📕Andrew Fleming
📕 @victoriandetective.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
📕Eleanor Barraclough
📕Helen Castor
📕 @kieranconnell.bsky.social
📕Hannah Durkin
📕Andrew Fleming
📕 @victoriandetective.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin, winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 for ‘Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade’. @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin, winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 for ‘Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade’. @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
Many congratulations to former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Hannah Durkin – winner of the prestigious #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025! Very well deserved. Read more about Hannah’s winning book ‘Survivors’ @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
History of the last survivors of the Atlantic slave trade named winner of Wolfson History Prize 2025 - The Wolfson History Prize
'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' by Hannah Durkin is the winner of the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Many congratulations to former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Hannah Durkin – winner of the prestigious #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025! Very well deserved. Read more about Hannah’s winning book ‘Survivors’ @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
And that's a wrap! Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize, Hannah Durkin. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And that's a wrap! Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize, Hannah Durkin. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
Hannah Durkin shares a few words about winning the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize for her title 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hannah Durkin shares a few words about winning the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize for her title 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is…
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is…
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
Welcoming to the stage #WolfsonHistoryPrize judge Sudhir Hazareesingh, who won the prize in 2021.
Sudhir will have the pleasure of announcing the winner of this year's prize.
Sudhir will have the pleasure of announcing the winner of this year's prize.
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Welcoming to the stage #WolfsonHistoryPrize judge Sudhir Hazareesingh, who won the prize in 2021.
Sudhir will have the pleasure of announcing the winner of this year's prize.
Sudhir will have the pleasure of announcing the winner of this year's prize.
Next up is #WolfsonHistoryPrize chair of judges David Cannadine, acclaimed historian, introducing the 2025 shortlist.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Next up is #WolfsonHistoryPrize chair of judges David Cannadine, acclaimed historian, introducing the 2025 shortlist.
Tonight’s event begins with Paul Ramsbottom, chief exec of the Wolfson Foundation, welcoming guests.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize, run by the Wolfson Foundation, awards £5,000 to each shortlisted author and £50,000 to the overall winner.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize, run by the Wolfson Foundation, awards £5,000 to each shortlisted author and £50,000 to the overall winner.
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Tonight’s event begins with Paul Ramsbottom, chief exec of the Wolfson Foundation, welcoming guests.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize, run by the Wolfson Foundation, awards £5,000 to each shortlisted author and £50,000 to the overall winner.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize, run by the Wolfson Foundation, awards £5,000 to each shortlisted author and £50,000 to the overall winner.
The stage is set for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement!
Tonight, we celebrate this year’s exceptional shortlist before revealing the highly anticipated winner.
Stay tuned for live updates right here at @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
Tonight, we celebrate this year’s exceptional shortlist before revealing the highly anticipated winner.
Stay tuned for live updates right here at @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The stage is set for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement!
Tonight, we celebrate this year’s exceptional shortlist before revealing the highly anticipated winner.
Stay tuned for live updates right here at @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
Tonight, we celebrate this year’s exceptional shortlist before revealing the highly anticipated winner.
Stay tuned for live updates right here at @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
This evening, the winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 will be announced live!
Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This evening, the winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 will be announced live!
Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner will be announced tomorrow! Don't forget to let us know which book you would like to see win.
Follow tomorrow's live winner announcement on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social.
Follow tomorrow's live winner announcement on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social.
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner will be announced tomorrow! Don't forget to let us know which book you would like to see win.
Follow tomorrow's live winner announcement on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social.
Follow tomorrow's live winner announcement on @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner will be announced on Tuesday 2 December.
Previous winners include Joya Chatterji, Halik Kochanski, Amanda Vickery, @wmarybeard.bsky.social, Simon Schama, Eric J. Hobsbawm, Antony Beevor, Christopher Bayly, Antonia Fraser and Mary Fulbrook.
Previous winners include Joya Chatterji, Halik Kochanski, Amanda Vickery, @wmarybeard.bsky.social, Simon Schama, Eric J. Hobsbawm, Antony Beevor, Christopher Bayly, Antonia Fraser and Mary Fulbrook.
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner will be announced on Tuesday 2 December.
Previous winners include Joya Chatterji, Halik Kochanski, Amanda Vickery, @wmarybeard.bsky.social, Simon Schama, Eric J. Hobsbawm, Antony Beevor, Christopher Bayly, Antonia Fraser and Mary Fulbrook.
Previous winners include Joya Chatterji, Halik Kochanski, Amanda Vickery, @wmarybeard.bsky.social, Simon Schama, Eric J. Hobsbawm, Antony Beevor, Christopher Bayly, Antonia Fraser and Mary Fulbrook.
"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.⬇️
uk.bookshop.org/lists/sara-l...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/sara-l...
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.
uk.bookshop.org
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...