Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 86 (2013) Winner
Susan Brigden
スーザン・ブリッグデン
Susan Brigden
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-06-26 （Place of birth unknown）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newcastle University → Durham University → University of Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic
- Active Years
- 1979-2016
- Affiliations
- Lincoln College, Oxford, Faculty of History, University of Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
- Influenced By
- Geoffrey Elton, Christopher Haigh
- Influenced
- Alexandra Gajda, Peter Marshall, Lucy Wooding
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manchester | — | History | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Clare College, Cambridge | — | History | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Manchester
History
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Clare College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: The early Reformation in London, 1520-1547: the conflict in the parishes
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wolfson History Prize | Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest | — | Wolfson Foundation | Winner |
Wolfson History Prize
2013
Work:
Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
London and the Reformation
1989 Early modern British historyStudy of the early Reformation in London parishes from 1520-1547.
ReformationLondonParish conflicts
New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603
2000 Early modern British historyOverview of Tudor rule from 1485-1603.
Tudor dynastyReformation
Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest
2012 BiographyBiography of Thomas Wyatt, winner of the Wolfson History Prize.
RenaissanceReformationPoet
Bibliography
- London and the Reformation (1989)
- New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603 (2000)
- Thomas Wyatt: the Heart's Forest (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed narrative based on primary sourcesIn-depth historical analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- English ReformationTudor EnglandSocial history
Legacy
British historian specialising in the English Renaissance and Reformation. Winner of the 2013 Wolfson History Prize. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford until retirement in 2016.
Academic Societies
- Royal Historical Society
- British Academy
In Popular Culture
- Appeared on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time in 2024 discussing Thomas Wyatt.
Trivia
- First Darby Fellow in History at Lincoln College (1980).
- First woman elected to a Tutorial Fellowship at Lincoln College (1985).
- Retired at the end of 2016.