Topic
History
64 people were recognised in the UK honours for History.
Recognition over time
64 people recognised for History from 1973 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
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Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the History bar (64) is those tagged History directly, shown against its 28 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for History
64 people
2024 · 5
David Seers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Culture, History and the Arts of Scotland.”
Sally Mcinnes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Aberystwyth, Dyfed
“For services to Documentary History.”
Jung Chang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature and to History.”
Roderick Beaton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
“For services to History and to UK/Greece relations.”
Ronald Hutton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to History.”
2023 · 2
2022 · 3
Jon Davis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Education and History.”
William Mcateer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Seychelles history.”
David Gwyn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“For services to Archaeology and History in Wales.”
2021 · 4
Robin Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Hayling Island, Hampshire
“For services to History and to the community on Hayling Island, Hampshire.”
Edgar Feuchtwanger
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Anglo- German Understanding and History.”
Anthony Pitaluga
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to the History and Culture of Gibraltar.”
Michael Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Public History and to Broadcasting.”
2020 · 2
2019 · 6
Daniel Snow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Hampshire
“For services to History.”
Bettany Hughes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to History.”
Malcolm Dick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Midlands
“For services to History in the West Midlands.”
Daphne Woodhouse
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Powys
“For services to Culture and to History in Powys.”
Stanley Beckensall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Northumberland
“For services to Prehistoric Rock Art and History in Britain.”
David Olusoga
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bristol
“For services to History and to community integration.”
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