By Andrew Ffrench @OxMailAndyF Business reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425 Bodley's Librarian Richard Ovenden The shortlist for the Wolfson History Prize, has been announced, with half of those shortlisted being Oxford-based scholars. This year’s shortlist includes: Bodleian Librarian Richard Ovenden’s exploration of the destruction of knowledge, Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack; Balliol College Fellow, Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh’s Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture, which shines a light on the life of the Haitian Revolution leader; and Oxford resident Judith Herrin’s Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe.