Helen Berry

Helen Berry is Reader in Early Modern History at Newcastle University. She has published widely on the history of eighteenth-century Britain and is a regular contributor to BBC radio and television programmes on British history.

Her book The Castrato and His Wife (OUP) was published in Autumn 2011 to exceptional reviews, and was Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4.

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  • Helen Berry's The Castrato and His Wife longlisted for the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award

    Congratulations to Helen Berry whose book The Castrato and His Wife has been longlisted for the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award. Helen's book was published to exceptional reviews, and was recently Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. The award is organised jointly by the publishers Longman and History Today to foster a wider understanding of, and enthusiasm for, history. A prize of £2,000 is given for an author’s first or second book, written in English, on any aspect of history. The winning book will have contributed significantly to making its subject accessible and rewarding to the general reader of history and will display innovative research and interpretation in its field. Books must have been published during the year October 1st, 2010 to September 30th, 2011. A shortlist will be announced in December.

    http://historytoday.com/blog/2011/11/longman-history-today-book-year-longli…
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