The Times – July 2023

'Rebels Against the Raj by Ramachandra Guha review — the misfits who became fighters for Indian freedom.

An impressive, prize-winning history celebrates seven oddball enthusiasts for Gandhi’s cause.'

By Pratinav Anil

2023 Prizewinner Ceremony

Writers and historians, Judges, previous winners of the Prize, Longford and Fraser family members and the ELHB 2023 shortlistees gathered on 12th June 2023 at the home of Flora Fraser to hear Chair of Judges, Roy Foster, announce that Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom had won the ELHB 2023 Prize. Flora Fraser, Chair of the Prize, presented winning author Ramachandra Guha with a cheque for £5,000 and a bound copy of Elizabeth Longford’s memoir, The Pebbled Shore. Read More

BookBrunch, 2023

BookBrunch features Ramachandra Guha as ELHB 2023 Prizewinner for his book 'Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom'.

Bookseller, 2023

The Bookseller features the ELHB Prizewinner 2023.

Telegraph India, June 2023

Historian Ramachandra Guha’s book wins Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2023. Read More

BookBrunch May 2023

BookBrunch feature the recent announcement of the ELHB Shortlist for 2023.

The Times – Interview

Lady Antonia Fraser meets with Julia Llewellyn Smith to discuss her life, her legacy and the ELHB Prize.

Lady Antonia Fraser talks to Rana Mitter for BBC Radio 3

In this conversation, recorded at her London home with historian Rana Mitter, she reflects on what she calls "optical research", the crime fiction she has written, meeting figures from history including Clement Atlee dressed as Santa and the prize, established by her daughter Flora, in memory of her mother - The Elizabeth Longford Prize for historical biography.

ELHB Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

ELHB@20 - The Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in June 2023.

2022 Prizewinner Ceremony

The ELHB Judges, the Patron, Fredrik Logevall, ELHB 2021 Prize Winner, Longford and Fraser family members, writers and historians gathered tonight at the home of Flora Fraser (Chair of the Prize). Roy Foster announced that George III: The Life and Reign of Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch was the ELHB 2022 Winner, and Flora Fraser presented Andrew Roberts with a cheque for £5,000 and a bound copy of Elizabeth Longford’s memoir, The Pebbled Shore. Read More

The Times, June 2022

The ELHB Prize and 2022 Winner, Andrew Roberts were featured in The Times Diary, by Patrick Kidd, on Wednesday 15th June 2022.

The Bookseller, June 2022

The Bookseller featured the 2022 ELHB Winner announcement. Read More

2022 Prizewinner

On 13th June, Andrew Roberts was announced as the 2022 Prizewinner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, for his book 'George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch'.

BookBrunch, May 2022

BookBrunch feature the recent announcement of the ELHB Shortlist for 2022. Read More

2021 Prizewinner

Announced on 9th June, the 2021 Prizewinner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2021 is Fredrik Logevall for 'JFK Volume 1' (Viking).

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2020 Prizewinner

2020's winner was D.W. Hayton for 'Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier'. Read More

2019 Prizewinner

2019's winner was Julian Jackson for A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle (Allen Lane). Read More

2018 Prizewinner

The Society of Authors is delighted to announce that the 2018 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography has been awarded to Giles Tremlett for Isabella of Castile: Europe’s First Great Queen (Bloomsbury). Read More

2017 Prizewinner

John Bew, winner of the 2017 ELHB Prize for the historical biography, Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee (riverrun/Quercus). Read More

2017 Awards Ceremony

Flora Fraser, at the Authors' Awards, with the 2017 Winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography - John Bew. Read More

Elizabeth Longford Prize 2017

Professor Roy Foster at the SOA Annual Awards ceremony, introducing the Winner of the 2017 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Read More

Society of Authors Awards 2017

Tuesday June 20th 2017 Read More

The Bookseller, April 28th 2017

"John Bew has been awarded the 2017 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography for his book Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee (riverrun/Quercus).

Bew won the £5,000 prize for his book, which profiles the British politican Clement Attlee.

Roy Foster, chair of judges, praised Bew the book as "psychologically astute and full of unexpected political insights". Read More

ELHB and The Society of Authors

The Society of Authors administers The Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Read More

Authors’ Awards Party 2015

Roy Foster and Flora Fraser with Ben Macintyre, winner of the 2015 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Read More

Frances Wilson – Winner 2012

Frances Wilson and Flora Fraser at the Authors' Awards 2012. Read More

Elizabeth Longford Prize 2011

Lady Antonia Fraser presents Philip Ziegler with the Prize at the Society of Authors' Awards in 2011. Read More