Hessell-Tiltman Prize

Hessell-Tiltman Prize

The Hessell-Tiltman History Prize is awarded to the best work of history covering a period before WWII published in that year. The prize is organized by the United Kingdom division of PEN. It was founded in 2002 after PEN received a large was bequest from Marjorie Hessell-Tiltman. Each year's winner receives £3000.

Past Winners:

2004

Winner
*Tom Holland, ""

Shortlist
* James Buchan, "Capital of the Mind: How Edinburgh Changed the World"
* Norman Davies, "Rising’44: ‘The Battle for Warsaw’"
* Richard A. Fletcher, "The Cross and the Crescent: the dramatic story of the earliest encounters between Christians and Muslims"
* Tom Holland, "Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic"
* Diarmaid MacCulloch, ""

2003

Winner
*Jenny Uglow, "The Lunar Society"

Shortlist
*William Dalrymple, ""
*Geoffrey Moorhouse, "The Pilgrimage of Grace: The Rebellion that Shook Henry VIII's Throne"
*Munro Price, "The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the Baron de Breteuil"
*A.N. Wilson, "The Victorians"

2002: Margaret MacMillan, "Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World"

ee also

* List of literary awards
* List of British literary awards
* List of prizes
* Prizes named after people
* List of years in literature

External links

* [http://www.englishpen.org/prizes/hesselltiltmanarchiveandhist/ Hessell-Tiltman Prize - Archive & History]


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