Charles Oman

British military historian (1860-1946) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering.

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Arthur Evans Preceded Charles as President of the Royal Numismatic Society

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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Fellow of the British Academy

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Sarah Perry48.5 of 100 Iain Crichton Smith48.5 of 100

Fanny Cradock48.5 of 100 Cyril Hare48.5 of 100

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