Prizes

Nigaristan Palace mural showing Fath Ali Shah enthroned with his sons. British Library

The Royal Historical Society awards a number of prizes each year to recognise outstanding historical scholarship and achievement. The awards celebrate everything from the best performance by an ‘A’ level student to the best first book by an early career researcher. We are now very pleased to announce the launch of a brand new public history prize in partnership with the Institute of Historical Research’s Public History Seminar.

Public History Prize

The RHS, in partnership with the IHR, is delighted to announce a new prize in public history.

Teaching Prizes

Two prizes for the teaching of History at universities in the UK

Whitfield Prize

The Whitfield prize offers an annual award of £1000 for a first monograph on British or Irish history.

Gladstone Prize

The Gladstone prize offers an annual award of £1000 for a first monograph not primarily on British history.

RHS History Today Prize

The RHS History Today prize rewards high-quality undergraduate dissertations.

RHS History Scotland

The RHS History Scotland prize is for the best undergraduate dissertation on any aspect of Scottish history.

David Berry Prize

The David Berry prize is for the best essay on Scottish history. The value of the prize is £250.

German History Society Prize

This prize is for an essay on any aspect of German history, including all German-speaking people.

Rees Davies Prize

The Rees Davies prize rewards outstanding work by MA students in their Master’s dissertation.

Alexander Prize

The Alexander prize is for an outstanding article by a doctoral candidate or early career historian.