Duff Cooper’s bookplate,
designed by Rex Whistler
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which donates the Champagne for the award presentation,
and contributes £1000 towards the £5,000 prize.

The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best in non-fiction writing.The first award was made in 1956, and it has been given annually ever since
The Winner 2021
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern EuropeBy Mark Mazower
Allen Lane
'His elegant and rigorous account...holds lessons about the galvanizing effects of violence, the role of foreign intervention and the design flaws in dreams.'
— The Economist
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