The Whitfield Prize
The Whitfield Prize (or Whitfield Book Prize) is a prize of £1,000 awarded annually by the Royal Historical Society to the best work on a subject of British or Irish history published within the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland during the calendar year. To be eligible for the award, the book must be the first history work published by the author. History of the prize The prize was founded in 1976 out of the bequest of Archibald Stenton Whitfield. Originally, the prize was £400; five years later, it was increased to £600. Currently, the prize is £1,000. Previous winners SourceRoyal Historical Society See also * Alan Ball Local History Awards * Gladstone Prize * List of history awards * Wolfson History Prize The Wolfson History Prizes are literary awards given annually in the United Kingdom to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public. Prizes are given annually for two or three exceptional works ... References ...
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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 ...
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Paul D
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ...
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Stephen M
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some cu ...
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Duncan Bell (historian)
Duncan Bell (born 31 December 1976) is Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He is based at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). He works principally on the history of modern British and American political thought, with a particular focus on ideologies of empire and international politics. His book "The Idea of Greater Britain" won the Whitfield Prize from the 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 Histori .... Duncan Bell got a degree in war studies at King’s College London, and considered joining the military thereafter. But the transition to London from a quieter area, and the experiences he had there, changed his plans. He got his ...
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Stephen Baxter (historian)
Stephen David Baxter (born 1969) is a British historian. He has been Barron Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History at St Peter's College, Oxford, since 2014, and in 2020 he was awarded the title of Professor of Medieval History by the University of Oxford. He specialises in lordship in late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman England, and the Domesday Book. Early life and education Born in 1969,"The Leofwinesons: power, property and patronage in the early English kingdom"
''SOLO: Bodleian Libraries Online''. Retrieved 5 March 2023. Baxter completed his undergraduate degree in modern history at ,
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Kate Fisher (historian)
Kate Fisher may refer to: * Big Nose Kate * Kate Fisher (model) See also *Catherine Fisher (other) Catherine Fisher may refer to: *Kitty Fisher, Catherine Maria Fisher, courtesan *Catherine Fisher Catherine Fisher (born 1957) is a Welsh poet and children's novelist who writes in English. She has also worked as a school and university teacher ...

Matt Houlbrook
Matthew Houlbrook ( ), known professionally as Matt Houlbrook, is a British academic historian who is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Birmingham. Career Houlbrook grew up near the Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe, and studied history at the University of Cambridge (graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree) before completing his doctorate (PhD) at the University of Essex in 2002, for a thesis entitle''"A sun among cities": space, identities and queer male practices, London 1918–57'' He then spent a year as a Junior Research Fellow at New College, Oxford, and then five years at the University of Liverpool. In 2008 he was appointed a Fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he taught history until his move to the University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science Colleg ...
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Christine Peters
Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 film), a British television film by Alan Clarke and Arthur Ellis in the anthology series ''ScreenPlay'' * ''Christine'' (2016 film), about TV reporter Christine Chubbuck Music Albums * ''Christine'' (soundtrack), from the 1983 film * ''Christine'' (Christine Guldbrandsen album), 2007 Songs * "Christine", by Morris Albert, a B-side of "Feelings", 1974 * "Christine" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), 1980 * "Christine", by the House of Love from ''The House of Love'', 1988 * "Christine", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Liberator'', 1993 * "Christine", by Luscious Jackson from '' Electric Honey'', 1999 * "Christine", by Motörhead from '' Kiss of Death'', 2006 * "Christine" (Christine and the Queens song), 2014 Other me ...
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Ethan H
Ethan may refer to: People *Ethan (given name) Places *Ethan, South Dakota * Fort Ethan Allen (Arlington, Virginia) Fiction *''Ethan of Athos'', 1986 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold *" Ethan Brand", 1850 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne *''Ethan Frome'', 1911 novel by Edith Wharton See also * Eitan (other) * Etan (other) *Ethen (other) *Ethan Allen (other) *Ethane Ethane ( , ) is an organic chemical compound with chemical formula . At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colorless, odorless gas. Like many hydrocarbons, ethane is isolated on an industrial scale from natural gas and as a petr ...

Frank Salmon
Frank Edwin Salmon (born 8 June 1962) is an English architectural historian based at the University of Cambridge, where he was the President of St John’s College Cambridge until 2019. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Trustee of Sir John Soane's Museum and a member of Historic England's Expert Advisory Group. Biography and works Salmon was born in Ipswich and educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys, Downing College, Cambridge, and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He taught at the University of Manchester from 1989 to 2002 and as Adjunct Associate Professor for Yale University's Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London from 2002 to 2006. Since then he has taught in the Department of History of Art at Cambridge, where he succeeded David Watkin. He has been a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, since 2006. He won the Hawksmoor Essay Medal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain in 1992. In 2001 his book ' ...
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John Goodall (author)
John Arthur Annesley Goodall (born 1970) is an English historian, author, and Architectural Editor of '' Country Life'' magazine. Early life and education Goodall attended St Edward's House at Ampleforth College until 1988, and then read history at Durham University. He subsequently took both an MA and doctorate as an architectural historian at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Career He worked for several years as a freelance writer and scholar, publishing his first book in 2001, ''God's House at Ewelme'', which was joint winner of the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Prize for 2001 (presented in 2002). He has written several guidebooks for both English Heritage and the National Trust. In addition he has contributed to numerous books and scholarly journals on the subject of historic English architecture. In 2003 Goodall joined English Heritage as a senior properties historian. He acted in 2007 as series consultant for the major BBC 1 series ''How We Built Britain'', presented ...
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Adam Fox (historian)
Adam Fox may refer to: *Adam Fox (poet) (1883–1977), British poet *Adam Fox (professor), British allergist *Adam Fox (ice hockey) (born 1998), American ice hockey player *Adam Fox, American convicted conspirator in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrests of 13 men suspected of orchestrating a domestic terror plot to kidnap American politician Gretchen Whitmer, the Governor of Michigan, and otherwise using ...