From classical birds to Nazi legacies, Oscar Wilde to Queen Victoria in India, early building to maritime trading: Rana Mitter and an audience at the British Academy debate history writing and hear from the six historians on the 2019 shortlist. The books are:Building Anglo-Saxon England by John BlairReckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice by Mary FulbrookTrading in War: London's Maritime World in the Age of Cook and Nelson by Margarette LincolnBirds in the Ancient World: Winged Words by Jeremy MynottOscar: A Life by Matthew SturgisEmpress: Queen Victoria and India by Miles TaylorThe winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2019 was Mary Fulbrook. You can find Free Thinking discussions with the 2020 shortlisted historians being broadcast on Radio 3 and available as Arts & Ideas podcasts and there is a playlist showcasing new academic and historical research here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90Producer: Jacqueline Smith
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