He was awarded the 1935 Pulitzer Prize in history for the first volume of his four-volume Colonial Period of American History (1934-38).

He spent three years at the University of Oxford and was awarded his PhD in history in 1933.

In addition to the journalism awards, the Pulitzer committee awarded prizes in fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, music and history.

While attending Queen's College, Belfast, Whan was awarded both the University Gold Medal and a senior scholarship in natural history.

He was also awarded Japan's Yoshida Shigeru Prize for best book in public history.

In 1920 she was awarded the first prize at the Conservatoire in piano and in musical history.

The Artist became the most awarded French film in history.

He went on to attend Robinson College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a first in modern history in 1989.

He was awarded a bachelor's degree in history in 1961.