The American historian Bryce Lyon (1920-2007), professor emeritus at Brown University (USA), published, in collaboration with his wife, two books in the collections and several articles in the Bulletin of the Royal Historical Commission. Over the years, he developed exceptional relations with the Commission, and even linked numerous friendships with some of its members. It is in that capacity that he decided to entrust the Commission with a capital, by proposing the attribution of a biennial award.
In its session of 26 June 2004, the Commission accepted this proposal with gratitude. Consequently, the commission decided to name the award Bryce & Mary Lyon, after its founders.

Rule

  1. The Bryce & Mary Lyon Award will be attributed every two years. It will be awarded for the first time in December 2005.
  2. The award must be considered as a kind of encouragement to pursue the scientific texts publication tradition. It will hence be awarded to the youngest author, aged thirty at most, whose works were published in the two previous years in either the Bulletin or another of the Commission's collections.
  3. The prize money amounts to 500€.
  4. Award-winners are not allowed to participate more than once for this particular prize.
  5. The Commission reserves the right of interpretation of the present regulations.

Winners

2010


Jean-Charles BÉDAGUE

Archives, archivage et archivistique à la collégiale de Saint-Omer à la fin du Moyen Âge à la lumière d’un inventaire de 1480, in Bulletin de la Commission royale d’Histoire, t. 176, 2, 2010, p. 415-. 		Jean-Charles BÉDAGUE Lauréat Prix Lyon 2010

2008


Frédéric BUYLAERT

for his contribution to the collective article entitled 'De adel ingelijst. "Adelslijsten" voor het graafschap Vlaanderen in de veertiende en vijftiende eeuw', in Bulletin de la Commission royale d’Histoire, t. 173, 2007, p. 47-187. 		Frédéric BUYLAERT Lauréat Prix Lyon 2008

2007


Olivier VANDERHAEGEN

La correspondance de dom Nicolas Spirlet, dernier abbé de Saint-Hubert avec Patrice-François de Neny, chef-président du Conseil privé des Pays-Bas autrichiens (1760-1782),in Bulletin de la Commission royale d’Histoire, t. 172, 2006, p. 1-283.

Olivier VANDERHAEGEN lauréat Prix Lyon 2007

2006


Violet SOEN

Een vredesgezant worstelt met de Pacificatie van Gent. De vreemde wendingen van de vredesmissie in de Nederlanden van Jan van Noircarmes, baron van Selles (1577-1580), in Bulletin de la Commission royale d’Histoire, t. 171, 2005, p. 135-193. 		Violet SOEN lauréate Prix Lyon 2006

2005


Julie Versele

Rapport de Gerónimo de Roda sur le fonctionnement du Conseil des Troubles aux Pays-Bas, suivi de suggestions pour sa réforme (s.d.-1571 ?), in Bulletin de la Commission royale d’Histoire, t. 170, 2004, p. 169-191.