Book exploring the medieval Anglo-Scottish border shortlisted for prestigious prize

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A new book by a University of Aberdeen historian has been shortlisted for an esteemed award.

Dr Jackson Armstrong's first monograph, England’s Northern Frontier: Conflict and Local Society in the Fifteenth-century Scottish Marches is in the running for the Royal Historical Society’s 2021 Whitfield Prize.

The prize offers an annual award of £1,000 for a work on British or Irish history that is the author’s first sole book publication. The winner from the 2021 shortlist of six titles will be announced in July.