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Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Oxford academic Sudhir Hazareesingh has won the £40,000 Wolfson History Prize
Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh is a biography of slave rebellion leader Toussaint Louverture and winner of the Wolfson History Prize.
The courtyard at The Story Museum The museum will be reopening with limited ticket numbers, and social distancing in place at all events and exhibitions. As Covid-19 restrictions are further eased, more tickets will be released to allow the museum to welcome visitors in greater numbers. Time for Bed story sessions at the museum Picture: Andrew Walmsley The museum’s £6m campaign to transform the site into a major new centre for stories has welcomed a number of significant grants, including support from Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Wolfson Found...
AN ‘AT RISK’ Cricklade church will receive a grant worth thousands of pounds to fund urgent repairs. St Sampson’s Church, Cricklade, has been awarded a £10,000 National Churches Trust Cornerstone Grant to keep the church at the heart of the community. The church, which will also receive a £5,000 Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant from the Wolfson Foundation, is on the Historic England ‘at risk’ register. Broadcaster and journalist Huw Edwards, Vice President of The National Churches Trust, said: “I’m delighted that St Sampson’s, Cricklade is being helped with a £10,000 Nat...
Jurors say their shortlist for the prize reflects the modern relevance of history. Shortlisted authors are in the Hay Festival program on June 2. The Prize Announcement: June 9 Continuing to pick up some of the many awards announcements that have collided in April with each other—an unfortunate trend in book prize programs that means many do not get the timely coverage they might deserve from various news media—the United Kingdom’s Wolfson History Prize has announced its 2021 shortlist this month. The Wolfson Foundation is an independent charity with a focus on research and education. ...