The Mortimer History Society is proud to announce in 2021 the sixth round of its annual essay prize
With the continued difficult circumstances, the scope of the prize has once again been extended. This year, essays will be accepted on:
✓ Any aspect relating to the history, geopolitics, topography, laws, economy, society and culture of medieval borderlands, including comparative studies, between 1066-1542, or:
✓ Any aspect of the medieval Mortimer family of Wigmore including its cadet branches and its impact on the history and culture of the British Isles
The prize
✓ first prize £750, runner-up prize £300, third-place £200
The conditions
✓ the essay must contain original research not published previously elsewhere and the prize is open to everyone who can meet the assessment criteria
The chair of the judging panel
✓ Emeritus Professor Chris Given-Wilson, University of St. Andrews
The closing date
✓ essays must be submitted by 1st March 2022
Publication
✓ prizewinning essays will be published in The Mortimer History Society Journal as may other commended entries
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