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Charles Prior is Professor of History in the School of History and Cultures at the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law. Previously he was Professor of History at the University of Hull and held post-doctoral and visiting positions at Queen’s University (Canada), the University of Toronto, and the University of Cambridge, where he remains a life member of Wolfson College.
Education & Career Path
- Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Cambridge, 2004–2006
- Life member, Wolfson College, Cambridge
- Professor of History, University of Hull (previous post)
- Current: Professor of History, University of Birmingham
Research Focus
His scholarship centres on the intersection of Indigenous sovereignty, settler colonialism, and international treaty-making in early North America. By foregrounding Indigenous conceptions of power and diplomacy, he reframes the legal and constitutional foundations of the American colonial and early republican periods.
Major Grants & Fellowships
- Co-Investigator & Cluster Lead, AHRC project “Brightening the Covenant Chain” (concludes 2025)
- Co-Investigator & Cluster Lead, AHRC project “Historic Houses, Global Crossroads” (36 months, began Sept 2024)
- Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2017–2018)
- Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2024–2027)
Publications & Scholarly Output
Across monographs, journal articles, and edited-volume contributions, his recent work explores treaty landscapes, Indigenous-centred sovereignty, and the legal legacies of colonial resource extraction.
Advising & Collaborative Teams
While the supplied text does not enumerate individual graduate students, Prof. Prior leads interdisciplinary teams on two AHRC-funded projects, working closely with post-doctoral researchers, archivists, museum professionals, and Indigenous community scholars to re-examine treaty histories and their contemporary resonances.
