History Prize

New York Harbour

Recognizing Achievement
in History Writing

Finalists and Winners

2024

His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Deat of the World's Largest Flying Machine
S.C. Gwynne
The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Timothy C. Winegard
Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1
Will Buxtonx

2023

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War
Douglas Brunt
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy
Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More
Darren Naish

2022

Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to America
Hugh Eakin
Agricola: Architect of Roman Britain
Simon Turney
The Story of Russia
Orlando Figes

2021

Themistocles: The Powerbroker of Athens
Jeffrey Smith
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Andrea Pitzer
The Library: A Fragile History
Andrew Pettegre

2020

Churchill, Walking with Destiny
Andrew Roberts
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
Neil Pricer
The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar
Peter Stothard