Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Lyndal Roper reacts to the news that she has been named the 2026 Holberg Prize Laureate.

Lyndal Roper is Emeritus Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford. She is internationally recognized as one of the leading scholars of early modern European history.

The recording was made in March 2026 by Matt Pickles, Oxford Atelier for the Holberg Prize.