Since 1884, the Thirlwall Prize was instituted at

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

in the memory of Bishop

Connop Thirlwall Connop Thirlwall (11 January 1797 – 27 July 1875) was an English bishop (in Wales) and historian. Early life Thirlwall was born at Stepney, London, to Thomas and Susannah Thirlwall. His father was an Anglican priest who claimed descent from ...

, 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 Confederacy The Second Athenian League was a maritime confederation of Greek city-states that existed from 378 to 355 BC under the leadership (hegemony) of Athens. The alliance represented a partial revival of the Delian League, which had been disbanded in 40 ...

by F.H. Marshall * 1907

Claudian Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; ), was a Latin poet associated with the court of the Roman emperor Honorius at Mediolanum (Milan), and particularly with the general Stilicho. His work, written almo ...

as an Historical Authority by J. H. E. Crees * 1913 To Bartolus of Sassoferrato: his Position in the History of Medieval Political Thought by C. N. S. Woolf * 1917 The People's Faith in the Time of Wyclif by Bernard Lord Manning * 1923

Etruria Etruria ( ) was a region of Central Italy delimited by the rivers Arno and Tiber, an area that covered what is now most of Tuscany, northern Lazio, and north-western Umbria. It was inhabited by the Etruscans, an ancient civilization that f ...

and

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

by R. A. L. Fell * 1927 The Union of

Moldavia Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...

and

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...

, 1859 by William Gordon EastW.G. East, ''The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859 - An Episode in Diplomatic History'', Cambridge University Press (1929). * 1929

Scipio Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , ; 236/235–) was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Ancient Carthage, Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest milit ...

in the

Second Punic War The Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the second of Punic Wars, three wars fought between Ancient Carthage, Carthage and Roman Republic, Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For ...

Howard Hayes Scullard Howard Hayes Scullard (9 February 1903 – 31 March 1983) was a British historian specialising in ancient history, notable for editing the '' Oxford Classical Dictionary'' and for his many published works. Life and career Scullard's father ...

* 1931

Methodism Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's 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 Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. Before becoming Prime Minister he had been Foreign Secretary, ...

and Liberal Toryism 1820-1827 by W. R. Brock * 1941 Bishop

Reginald Pecock Reginald Pecock (or Peacock; c. 1395 – c. 1461) was a Welsh prelate, scholastic, and writer. Life Pecock was probably born in Laugharne and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford. Having been ordained priest in 1421, Pecock secured a master ...

; a study in

ecclesiastical history Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception. Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritual side of the ...

and thought by V. H. H. Green

References

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* Endowments of the University of Cambridge, published in 1904, by John Willis Clark

External links

Prince Consort and Thirlwall Prize and Fund: Notice, Statutes and Ordinances, 2008, pp. 716 and 857
{{University of Cambridge Awards and prizes of the University of Cambridge History awards Awards established in 1884

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