Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 7 (1990) Winner
Elizabeth Chadwick
エリザベス・チャドウィック
Erizabesu Chadwick
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-01-01 （Bury, Lancashire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bury, Lancashire, England → Newton Mearns, Scotland → Nottingham, England
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Historical fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Regia Anglorum
- Memberships
- Regia Anglorum
- Nominations
- Romantic Novelists Award 1998 – The Champion, Romantic Novelists Award 2001 – Lords of the White Castle, Romantic Novelists Award 2002 – The Winter Mantle, Romantic Novelists Award 2003 – The Falcons of Montabard
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Betty Trask Award | The Wild Hunt | — | Society of Authors | Winner |
Betty Trask Award
1990
Work:
The Wild Hunt
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Greatest Knight
2005 Historical fictionThe Scarlet Lion
2006 Historical fictionThe Wild Hunt
1990 Historical fictionThe Summer Queen
2013 Historical fictionBibliography
- The Wild Hunt
- The Running Vixen
- The Leopard Unleashed
- The Coming of the Wolf
- Shadows And Strongholds
- Lords of the White Castle
- The Greatest Knight
- The Scarlet Lion
- A Place Beyond Courage
- For the King's Favor
- To Defy a King
- Templar Silks
- The Irish Princess
- The Time of Singing
- The Summer Queen
- The Winter Crown
- The Autumn Throne
- Children of Destiny
- Shields of Pride
- First Knight
- The Conquest
- The Champion
- The Love Knot
- The Marsh King's Daughter
- The Winter Mantle
- The Falcons of Montabard
- Lady of the English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous historical researchIntegration of authentic medieval details
- Recurring Motifs
- William MarshalBigod familyEleanor of AquitaineMedieval noble families
Legacy
One of Britain's foremost historical novelists, renowned for her works on the medieval Marshal and Bigod families. Called by the Historical Novel Society 'the best writer of medieval fiction currently around'. Published internationally and translated into 16 languages.
Trivia
- Told herself stories all her life but didn't write them down until she was 15.
- In 1989, The Wild Hunt was auctioned and won the Betty Trask Award presented by the Prince of Wales.
- Member of the medieval reenactment group Regia Anglorum.