Background
Brian Tennyson was born on November 24, 1939, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Clarence Tennyson, a communications technician, and Rosalie (Calderone) Tennyson.
Brian Tennyson
27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada
In 1962, Brian Tennyson received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts in 1963.
Senate House, Malet St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom
Brian Tennyson received a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1978.
27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada
In 1962, Brian Tennyson received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts in 1963.
Senate House, Malet St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom
Brian Tennyson received a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1978.
Brian Tennyson
https://www.amazon.com/Essays-Breton-History-brian-tennyson/dp/B000FMMY98/?tag=2022091-20
1973
(Brian Douglas Tennyson's Cape Bretoniana is the first bib...)
Brian Douglas Tennyson's Cape Bretoniana is the first bibliography to gather together all known publications relating to the history, culture, economy, and politics of Cape Breton Island. With more than 6000 entries, it not only provides a comprehensive listing of publications and post-graduate theses, but also detailed annotations on the listings. Each entry lists the author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, volume and issue number in the case of periodicals, and page references, followed by a brief description of the item.
https://www.amazon.com/Cape-Bretoniana-Bibliography-Brian-Tennyson/dp/0802087124/?tag=2022091-20
1978
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Relations-South-Africa-Diplomatic/dp/0819126322/?tag=2022091-20
1982
https://www.amazon.com/Impressions-Cape-Breton-Bretoniana-Research-ebook/dp/B00K5ZNCY6/?tag=2022091-20
1986
(The essays in this collection examine the history of Cana...)
The essays in this collection examine the history of Canadian relations with the Commonwealth Caribbean from the end of the American war of independence until recent times.
https://www.amazon.com/Canada-Commonwealth-Caribbean-Douglas-Tennyson/dp/0819167134/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(A collection of five original essays on aspects of Canadi...)
A collection of five original essays on aspects of Canadian-Caribbean relations by scholars at the University College of Cape Breton in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Topics include the historical relationship, immigration, trade, development, and the political relationship.
https://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Caribbean-Relations-Relationship-Brian-Tennyson/dp/0920336256/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(One of the great untold Canadian military stories revolve...)
One of the great untold Canadian military stories revolves around the eastern seaport of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Guardian of the Gulf offers a vivid and long overdue account of Sydney harbour's role, and the importance of its coal deposits, in North Atlantic strategy and military operations from the Anglo-French wars in the eighteenth century to the end of the Cold War in the 1990s.
https://www.amazon.com/Guardian-Gulf-Sydney-Breton-Atlantic/dp/0802085458/?tag=2022091-20
2000
Brian Tennyson was born on November 24, 1939, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Clarence Tennyson, a communications technician, and Rosalie (Calderone) Tennyson.
In 1962, Brian Tennyson received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts in 1963. He also received a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1978.
Brian Tennyson has taught in the Department of History at Cape Breton University for many years and since 2003 has been Emeritus Professor there. He also served as founding director of the university's Centre for International Studies.
A specialist in early twentieth-century Canadian political history, Tennyson has written or edited seventeen books and more than forty scholarly papers in various professional journals, on Ontario provincial politics during the First World War, Canadian-South African relations, Gambian development issues, Cape Breton and Confederation, and, in recent years, Canadian involvement in the First World War.
A well-known author, historian and retired Cape Breton University Professor Brian Tennyson, has been recognized for his work on Nova Scotia's contributions to the Great War. He was one of 13 Atlantic Book Award recipients.
Brian Tennyson received the President's Common Purposes Award in 2000, the Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award (2003), the International Leadership Award of the Canadian Bureau of International Education (2003), and was listed in Who's Who in Canada.
(Brian Douglas Tennyson's Cape Bretoniana is the first bib...)
1978(The essays in this collection examine the history of Cana...)
1988(A collection of five original essays on aspects of Canadi...)
1990(One of the great untold Canadian military stories revolve...)
2000Quotations: "I've always been interested in the First World War for some reason, I think it's tremendously important; the first World War really created the 20th and 21st Centuries."
Brian Tennyson is a member of the Canadian Historical Association, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, and Phi Beta Delta. A founder and twice president of the Old Sydney Society, Tennyson has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Nova Scotia Archives, the board of directors of the Association of Nova Scotia Museums, and the board of directors of the Canadian Bureau for International Education. He also served for nine years on the Bridgewater Museum Commission, five of them as chairman, and continues to serve on the town's Heritage Advisory Committee.
Tennyson has a passion for history, especially local history and Nova Scotia's contributions to the war effort and has penned a number of books over the years.
Tennyson was married to Beverly Keoug. When their marriage ended, Brian married Sandra Atwell on September 4, 1993. Tennyson has two children: Christopher and Lindsay.
