Eleanor Barraclough
Eleanor Barraclough is a historian and BBC broadcaster based at Bath Spa University. She previously held positions at the universities of Oxford and Durham and studied at the University of Cambridge.
Awards
Longlisted — Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, 2025
Shortlisted — Wolfson History Prize, 2025
Books by Eleanor Barraclough

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Eleanor Barraclough
Hardback, 2025
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025
A “brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived” (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to...
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Eleanor Barraclough
E Book
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025
A “brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived” (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to...
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Eleanor Barraclough
Paperback, 2026



