Thirlwall Prize
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Since 1884, the Thirlwall Prize was instituted at Cambridge University, England
, in the memory of Bishop Connop Thirlwall
, and has been awarded during odd-numbered years, for the best essay about British history or literature for a subject with original research. It was instituted on the condition that a foundation a medal is awarded in alternate years for the best dissertation involving original historical research, together with a sum of money to defray the expenses of publication. From 1885, the Prince Consort Prize was awarded in alternate years.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in the memory of Bishop Connop Thirlwall
Connop Thirlwall
Connop Thirlwall was an English bishop and historian.-Early life:Thirlwall was born at Stepney, London, of a Northumbrian family. He was a prodigy, learning Latin at three, Greek at four, and writing sermons at seven.He went to Charterhouse School, where George Grote and Julius Hare were among...
, and has been awarded during odd-numbered years, for the best essay about British history or literature for a subject with original research. It was instituted on the condition that a foundation a medal is awarded in alternate years for the best dissertation involving original historical research, together with a sum of money to defray the expenses of publication. From 1885, the Prince Consort Prize was awarded in alternate years.
Winners
Winners of the Thirlwall Prize include:- 1889 The Constitutional Experiments of the Commonwealth by E. Jenks
- 1891 The Doctrine of Consideration in English Law by F. Aidan Hibbert
- 1897 English Democratic Ideas in the Seventeenth Century by G.P. Gooch
- 1905 The Second Athenian ConfederacySecond Athenian EmpireThe Second Athenian Empire or Confederacy was a maritime confederation of Aegean city-states from 378 BC-355 BC and headed by Athens primarily for self-defense against the growth of Sparta and secondly, the Persian Empire.-Origins:...
by F.H. Marshall - 1907 ClaudianClaudianClaudian was a Roman poet, who worked for Emperor Honorius and the latter's general Stilicho.A Greek-speaking citizen of Alexandria and probably not a Christian convert, Claudian arrived in Rome before 395. He made his mark with a eulogy of his two young patrons, Probinus and Olybrius, thereby...
as an Historical Authority by J. H. E. Crees - 1913 To Bartolus of SassoferratoBartolus de SaxoferratoBartolus de Saxoferrato was an Italian law professor and one of the most prominent continental jurists of Medieval Roman Law. He belonged to the school known as the commentators or postglossators...
: his Position in the History of Medieval Political Thought by C. N. S. Woolf - 1917 The Peoples Faith in the Time of Wyclif by Bernard Lord Manning
- 1923 EtruriaEtruriaEtruria—usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia—was a region of Central Italy, an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium, Emilia-Romagna, and Umbria. A particularly noteworthy work dealing with Etruscan locations is D. H...
and RomeAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
by R. A. L. FellR. A. L. FellR[oland] A[rthur] L[onsdale] Fell was a British classical scholar educated at Cambridge, the author of Etruria and Rome, an important work on the Etruscan civilization for which he won the 1923 Thirlwall Prize; and co-author with Thomas Ashby of a widely cited paper, The Via Flaminia... - 1927 The Union of MoldaviaMoldaviaMoldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
and WallachiaWallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, 1859 by William Gordon EastWilliam Gordon EastWilliam Gordon East was an English geographer and writer. He studied at Cambridge University.His work includes the following books:* The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History... - 1929 Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic WarSecond Punic WarThe Second Punic War, also referred to as The Hannibalic War and The War Against Hannibal, lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean. This was the second major war between Carthage and the Roman Republic, with the participation of the Berbers on...
by Howard Hayes ScullardHoward Hayes ScullardHoward Hayes Scullard was a British historian specializing in ancient history, notable for editing the Oxford Classical Dictionary and for his many books.... - 1931 MethodismMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
& Politics, 1791-1851 by Ernest Richard Taylor - 1933 Aratos of Sicyon by F.W. Walbank
- 1935 Senate and Provinces at the end of the Republic by J. Macdonald
- 1937 The Theory of Religious Liberty in England, 1603-1639 by Thomas Lyon
- 1939 Lord Liverpool and Liberal Toryism 1820-1827 by W. R. Brock
- 1941 Bishop Reginald PecockReginald PecockReginald Pecock was an English prelate, Scholastic, and writer.-Life:Pecock was probably born in Wales, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford....
; a study in ecclesiastical history and thought by V. H. H. Green