Faculty of History
Dr Teresa Witcombe awarded The Premio del Rey
by the American Historical Association
13 October 2026
The Faculty of History is excited to announce that Dr Teresa Witcombe has been awarded the Premio del Rey in Early Spanish History by the American Historical Associate for her book, On the Edges of Christendom: Maurice of Burgos and the Church and Culture of Medieval Castile.
The American Historical Association awards the Premio del Rey biennially for a distinguished book in English in the field of early Spanish history. It was endowed by a gift of Robert I. Burns, SJ, from his Llull and Catalonia prizes and covers the medieval period in Spain’s history and culture CE 500–1516.
