The Wolfson History Prize is awarded annually to promote and recognise outstanding history written for a general audience.

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Judged by Maggie O’Farrell, Ben Miles and Chigozie Obioma, the Hilary Mantel prize will recognise emerging talent, and pay tribute to the Wolf Hall author’s legacy

The story begins in 1980 with a chance find on John Dixwell in the British Museum, then resumes in New England several decades later with an old key handed over to the author in a plastic bag. Sara…

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Search for artwork seen in estate agent’s photo continues after police raid on house finds tapestry hanging in its place Argentinian police have said they will continue hunting for an old master painting looted by the Nazis and spotted by chance in an estate agent’s listing after a search of the property in the seaside town of Mar del Plata failed to uncover the work. “The painting is not in the house ... but we’re going to keep searching for it,” the federal prosecutor Carlos Martínez told local media. He said items that could be useful for the investigation, including two firearms, engravings and prints, had been seized. Continue reading...

A quarter of a century after our first visit, the Guardian returns to Guédelon to find old-fashioned toil has built “thoroughly modern” architectural laboratory

University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples 5-7 October 2026 Truth and Un-Truth in the History of Political Thought Eighth Biennial Conference of the European Society for the History of Political Th…

New evidence suggests an informal settlement was established after the eruption that buried much of the city.

Fire-scorched land is less able to handle climate-driven downpours.

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The Seventeenth Century is the leading interdisciplinary forum for the period, with topic coverage including early modern literature, history and visual arts.

Applications for professional service posts decline as appeal of working in universities ‘fades’, but academics face more competition than ever