A reminder that submissions for the Wolfson History Prize 2026 are open from 9 December 2025 to 19 January 2026.

Did you know that the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist and winning book are available on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page? Make a head start on your winter reading list by browsing now. ⬇️ Https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/wolfson-history-prize-shortlist-2025

The #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 was awarded to Hannah Durkin during a ceremony on Tuesday 2 December. Click below to find out more about Hannah and her winning book @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social.⬇️ www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...

Looking for the perfect festive gift for a history fan? Explore books from #WolfsonHistoryPrize winners & shortlisted authors on @blackwells.bsky.social Browse now: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/col...

"This searing book conveys the survivors' sufferings and remarkable resilience, bringing to life their personal stories" The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they awarded the 2025 prize to Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'.

This festive season, why not give the gift of a literary adventure through history? Explore the incredible books from this year's #WolfsonHistoryPrize winners & shortlisted authors on @waterstones.bsky.social. Perfect for history lovers on your list. ⬇️ Browse now: bit.ly/4p5N7Uj

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/

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...

Delighted to be there for this exciting announcement! Congratulations to Hannah Durkin. 🥂🥂🥂

Congratulations once again to this year's brilliant shortlisted authors: Eleanor Barraclough, @kieranconnell.bsky.social, @victoriandetective.bsky.social, Helen Castor, Hannah Durkin and Andrew Fleming.

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

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!

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

"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

"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

ONE WEEK to go until the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 winner is announced! 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.

"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.

"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

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'.

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!

"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

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...

"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.

"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

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.

"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

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

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...

“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.

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...

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'.

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.

"…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...

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...

"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.

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...

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...

Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇 uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...

Read an extract from Kieran Connell's (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlisted book 'Multicultural Britain' (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) on our website ⬇️ www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...

Looking for #history book recommendations? Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) has selected some of his favourite historical non-fiction books, which you can check out on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page ⬇️ 📚 uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...

"Original and captivating." The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Kieran Connell's (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.

Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social), the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted author, on learning from the mistakes of the past. Discover more about Kieran Connell through the Q&A on our website ⬇️ www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/author-inter...