Wolfson History Prize Discussion.
Rana Mitter and the six shortlisted historians at the British Academy: John Blair, Mary Fulbrook, Margarette Lincoln, Jeremy Mynott, Matthew Sturgis & Miles Taylor
Rana Mitter and an audience at the British Academy hear from the six historians on this year's shortlist. The books are:
Building Anglo-Saxon England by John Blair
Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice by Mary Fulbrook
Trading in War: London鈥檚 Maritime World in the Age of Cook and Nelson by Margarette Lincoln
Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words by Jeremy Mynott
Oscar: A Life by Matthew Sturgis
Empress: Queen Victoria and India by Miles Taylor
The winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2019 will be named at a ceremony at Claridge鈥檚 Hotel, London, on Tuesday 11 June
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