Elizabeth Longford Prize

Elizabeth Longford Prize

The Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography was established in 2003 in memory of Elizabeth Longford, 1906-2002, the British author, biographer and historian. The prize is awarded annually for a historical biography published in the preceding year. The Elizabeth Longford Prize is sponsored by Flora Fraser and Peter Soros and administered by the Society of Authors.

Winners of the Elizabeth Longford Prize:

*2008 – Rosemary Hill for " God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain "
*2007 – Jessie Childs for " Henry VIII's Last Victim: The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey "
*2006 – Charles Williams for " Petain: How the Hero of France Became a Convicted Traitor and Changed the Course of History "
*2005 – Ian Kershaw for " Making Friends with Hitler: Lord Londonderry, the Nazis, and the Road to War "
*2004 – Katie Whitaker for " Mad Madge "
*2003 – David Gilmour for " The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling "

External links

* [http://www.societyofauthors.org/prizes_grants_and_awards/prizes-for-fiction-and-non-fiction/the_elizabeth_longford_award/index.html Elizabeth Longford Prize at the Society of Authors]
* [http://www.lovethebook.com/Awards.aspx?bookaward=Elizabeth+Longford+Prize Elizabeth Longford Prize at lovethebook]


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