posted by
ysabetwordsmith at 12:17am on 16/04/2026 under books
I found this list interesting:
The Best History Books of 2025: the Wolfson History Prize Shortlist
1 Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough
2 The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Castor
3 The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by Sara Lodge
4 Survivors: the Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Hannah Durkin
5 The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda by Andrew Fleming
6 Multicultural Britain: A People's History by Kieran Connell
The Best History Books of 2025: the Wolfson History Prize Shortlist
1 Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough
2 The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Castor
3 The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by Sara Lodge
4 Survivors: the Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Hannah Durkin
5 The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda by Andrew Fleming
6 Multicultural Britain: A People's History by Kieran Connell