Free Thinking: The Wolfson Prize
May 09, 2017•53 min
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Episode description
Rana Mitter is joined by the 6 shortlisted authors and an audience at the British Academy for a discussion about writing history. This is the first year that the Wolfson History Prize has announced a shortlist. The winner will be named on May 15th.
Daniel Beer, THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: SIBERIAN EXILE UNDER THE TSARS
Chris Given-Wilson, HENRY IV
Christopher de Hamel, MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS
Sasha Handley, SLEEP IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND
Lyndal Roper, MARTIN LUTHER: RENEGADE AND PROPHET
Matthew Strickland, HENRY THE YOUNG KING, 1155-1183
Producer: Jacqueline Smith
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