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The Wolfson History Prize 2020

Awarded by the Wolfson Foundation each year since 1972, the Wolfson History Prize has become synonymous with celebrating outstanding history. Now in its 48th year, it remains Britain’s foremost history prize, promoting standards of excellence in scholarly history for a general audience.

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The Wolfson History Prize 2020 Shortlist

The Wolfson History Prize 2020: The Wolfson History Prize 2020 Shortlist

Winner: The Boundless Sea

For most of human history, the seas have been the main means of long-distance trade and communication between peoples – for the spread of ideas and religion as well as commerce. This tremendous book begins with the earliest seafaring societies – the Polynesians of the Pacific, possessors of intuitive navigational skills long before the invention of the compass – and ...

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The Wolfson History Prize

Awarded by the Wolfson Foundation each year since 1972, the Wolfson History Prize has become synonymous with celebrating outstanding history. Now in its 48th year, it remains Britain’s foremost history prize, promoting standards of excellence in scholarly history for a general audience.

Click here to find out more about the Wolfson Foundation

About The Wolfson History Prize

Awarded by the Wolfson Foundation each year since 1972, the Wolfson History Prize has become synonymous with celebrating outstanding history. Now in its 46th year, it remains Britain’s foremost history prize, promoting standards of excellence in scholarly history for a general audience.

Click here to find out more about the Wolfson Foundation

The Wolfson History Prize Archive

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