'Soldiers Are We': Women in the Irish Rising
Charles Townshend has read hundreds of 'witness statements' from the men and women who took part in the Easter Rising, made available to the public in 2003 after decades in a government vault.
Charles Townshend
The Irish Revolution and its Aftermath
Charles Townshend reviews three new contributions to the historiography of the Troubles.
Gordon in the Sudan: Fundamental Errors
Charles Townshend evaluates the judgement of General Gordon and the ill-fated British mission in the Sudan.