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Gladstone Prize
The Gladstone Prize is an annual prize awarded by the Royal Historical Society to debut authors for a history book published in Britain on any topic which is not primarily British history. The prize is named in honour of William Ewart Gladstone and was made possible by a grant by the Gladstone Memorial Trust. It was first awarded in 1998, the centenary of Gladstone's death. List of winners Source: *1997 – Stuart Clark, ''Thinking With Demons: The Idea of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe'' *1998 – Patrick Major, ''The Death of the KPD: Communism and Anti-Communism in West Germany, 1945-1956'' *1999 – Frances Stonor Saunders, ''Who Paid the Piper? The CIA and the Cultural Cold War'', *2000 – Matthew Innes, ''State and Society in the Middle Ages: The Middle Rhine Valley, 400-1000'' *2001 – Nora Berend, ''At the Gate of Christendom: Jews, Muslims and 'Pagans' in Medieval Hungary, c.1000-c.1300'' *2002 **David Hopkin, ''Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society, founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history. Origins The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Historical Society. In 1897, it merged with (or absorbed) the Camden Society, founded in 1838. In its origins, and for many years afterwards, the society was effectively a gentlemen's club. However, in the middle and later twentieth century the RHS took on a more active role in representing the discipline and profession of history. Current activities The society exists to promote historical research in the United Kingdom and worldwide, representing historians of all kinds. Its activities primarily concern advocacy and policy research, training, publishing, grants and research support, especially for early career historians, and awards and professional recognition. It provides a varied programme of lectures and one-day and two-day conferences and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |