The Historical Writers' Association (HWA) has great pleasure in revealing the 2025 Crown Awards shortlists, celebrating the best in historical writing, fiction and non-fiction, published during 2024–2025. There are three awards categories -- HWA Gold Crown, HWA Non-fiction Crown, and HWA Debut Crown -- and … Continue Reading
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Features

The 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition winner and shortlist
By Frances Owen
It gives us great pleasure to announce the winning and shortlisted stories in the 2025 Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Dorothy Dunnett … Continue Reading

Historia interview: Carolyn Kirby
By AD Bergin
Carolyn Kirby, award-winning author of When We Fall and The Conviction Of Cora Burns. talks to AD Bergin about her new novel, Ravenglass. A … Continue Reading

The HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition longlist for 2025
By Frances Owen
We’re delighted to announce the longlist for the 2025 Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition: 25 … Continue Reading

Philip of France, medieval England’s greatest enemy
England's greatest enemy during the medieval period was (of course!) French: King Philip II, also called Philip Augustus. Astute and cunning, he … Continue Reading
Interviews

Historia interview: Carolyn Kirby
By AD Bergin
Carolyn Kirby, award-winning author of When We Fall and The Conviction Of Cora Burns. talks to AD Bergin about her new novel, Ravenglass. A sweeping adventure with a cross-dressing main character, Kit, it's set … Continue Reading

Historia interview: Luke Pepera
Luke Pepera’s debut Motherland: A Journey through 500,000 years of African Culture and Identity is a ground-breaking exploration of Africa’s uniquely long history and diverse cultures, interwoven with Luke’s … Continue Reading
Reviews

Review: King & Conqueror
King & Conqueror, the BBC's new series telling "the epic story of 1066 and the brutal battle for a kingdom", began on BBC One on Sunday, 24 August, 2025. The historian Annie Whitehead reviews the first episode … Continue Reading

Review: The Second Traitor by Alex Gerlis
By Alan Bardos
Alan Bardos reviews the new Second World War spy thriller from Alex Gerlis, The Second Traitor. The Second Traitor is the latest novel in Alex Gerlis’s Double Agent quartet, which follows the trials of two Soviet … Continue Reading