"Roper radically retells early modern Europe's largest popular uprising"
Discover why the #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges found ‘Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War’ such a compelling work of history.
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@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social"Roper radically retells early modern Europe's largest popular uprising"
Discover why the #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges found ‘Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War’ such a compelling work of history.
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialThis week's #ShortlistSpotlight series for the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize focuses on Lyndal Roper and her book 'Summer of Fire and Blood'.
Congratulations to Lyndal Roper and @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social 🎊
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialAfter being selected from more than 140 titles published in 2025, six outstanding works of history are in the running for the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2026.
In just two months, we'll reveal which book will join the illustrious list of Wolfson History Prize winners. Stay tuned for the countdown. ⏰📖
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialWhat does it mean to be shortlisted for the #WolfsonHistoryPrize?
Find out more about Sadiah and the book that earned her a place on this year's shortlist, 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction', in our Q&A linked below. @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social⬇️
@leverhulme.ac.ukCongratulations to former Leverhulme Philip Prize winner @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social, and Leverhulme Research Fellows @samwetherell.bsky.social and Lyndal Roper, for being shortlisted for the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social"Dazzling in its breadth and originality."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on what makes 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction' such a compelling work of history. @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social 🦣
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialNext in the #ShortlistSpotlight leading up to the #WolfsonHistoryPrize is 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction' by @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social
Congratulations to Sadiah Qureshi and Allen Lane 🎊
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialRichard Holmes reflects on what it means to be shortlisted for the #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
Read more about Richard and his shortlisted book, 'The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief', in our Q&A, linked below. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social ⬇️
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social“Meticulously researched and exquisitely written"
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on what makes 'The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief' stand out. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialIntroducing #ShortlistSpotlight.
Over the coming weeks, we'll be taking a closer look at the six books shortlisted for the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize. First up: 'The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief'. Congratulations to Richard Holmes and @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social🎉
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialSpanning nearly three thousand years of human history, from humanity's first civilisation to Liverpool's post-industrial decline, it might seem impossible to find a common thread in this year's #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist. Not so, according to judges Helen McCarthy and Helen King. 📖
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialThe judges are delighted to announce the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist, recognising six exceptional books that explore how societies navigate periods of seismic change.
Which title are you most looking forward to reading? 📚
@cambridgebookshop.bsky.socialWe're thrilled that @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the 2026 @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social with 'Silence of the Gods'! ⭐
We're honoured to have hosted the book launch in our bookshop last June. 📚 Congratulations Francis, we're all rooting for you! #WolfsonHistoryPrize! 👏
@btwhite.bsky.socialNo change, however, at the #WolfsonHistoryPrize.
My annual thread returns ⬇️
@universitypress.cambridge.org'Silence of the Gods' by Francis Young has been shortlisted for the 2026 @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social Prize. 🎉
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize is the UK’s most prestigious history writing prize, recognising books that combine the highest quality of research with readability.
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.socialWe're thrilled to announce the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist, showcasing six exceptional books that explore how societies navigate periods of seismic change.
Congratulations to all the authors! 👏📚
@historytoday.comFinally, Lyndal Roper’s Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War and Sam Wetherell’s Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain were chosen as two History Today’s Books of the Year 2025
@historytoday.comWe also reviewed Sam Wetherell’s Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain (its title in hardback).
@historytoday.comFrancis Young drew on Silence of the Gods: The Untold History of Europe’s Last Pagan Peoples for ‘Gods at the Margins: How European Paganism Survived’
@historytoday.comSelena Wisnom drew on The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History for her April 2025 cover feature, ‘The Library of Ashurbanipal’