The Dorothy Dunnett History Prize

The winner of the 2012 competition has been announced as:

Benjamin Lacey, University of Sheffield 'Relic Theft and the Church of Durham in Eleventh-Century Society'.

additionally the following essays were commended:

Adrian Cornell du Houx, Lancaster University 'A courtly mystery: the royal touch in the eleventh century'

Lauren Working, Durham University 'Fashioning the Realm: Literature and Identity in Scotland, 1508-1555'.

The Dorothy Dunnett History Prize, worth £1,000, is offered by the Dorothy Dunnett Society in pursuit of its constitutional aim:
“to advance the education of the public concerning the history, politics, culture and religion of the 11th, 15th and 16th centuries by promoting the study of and research into such subjects particularly as they relate to the works of Dorothy Dunnett and to disseminate to the public the results of such research.”

Entrants submitted an essay of no more than 4,000 words, in English, based on their original research. Entries were accepted from history students registered on a PhD programme at any recognised higher education institution.

Submissions were considered by a panel of Trustees of the Dorothy Dunnett Society and academics drawn from the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, at the University of Edinburgh.

The winner will give a short account (30 minutes including questions) of their research on April 20th 2013 at the Dorothy Dunnett Weekend event in Edinburgh (or at another event if that is not possible). Both the essay and the talk will be published by the Society in the June/September 2013 issues of its house journal “Whispering  Gallery” which is distributed quarterly to its international membership and on its website (www.dorothydunnett.org).

Previous Winners