Hessell-Tiltman Prize
The
Hessell-Tiltman History Prize is awarded to the best work of
history covering a period before
WWII published in that year. The prize is organized by the
United Kingdom division of PEN. It was founded in
2002 after PEN received a large was bequest from Marjorie Hessell-Tiltman. Each year's winner receives £3000.
Past Winners:
2003
Winner
- Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Society
Shortlist
- William Dalrymple, White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in 18th Century India
- Geoffrey Moorhouse, The Pilgramage of Grace: The Rebellion that Shook Henry VIII's Throne
- Munro Price, The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the Baron de Breteuil
- A.N. Wilson, The Victorians
2002:
Margaret Macmillan,
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World