Charles Townshend (historian)
Charles Townshend | |
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| Born | 27 July 1945 Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Katherine Jane Lawley
(m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
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| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Institutions | Keele University (1987–2014) |
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Charles Jeremy Nigel Townshend FBA (born 27 July 1945) is a British historian. His most prominent field of research is the history of British rule in Ireland, but is also a historian of British influence and rule in the Middle East during and after World War I, the era of Mandatory Palestine, Mandatory Iraq, and the Emirate of Transjordan.