Born August 27, 1725Norfolk, EnglandDied September 4, 1767London, England Member of...

The Honourable Charles Townshend (August 29, 1725 – September 4, 1767), was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. He was a politician and the second son of Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and Audrey (d. 1788),...

IT is possible to write bad books about fascism, but it should be hard to write a dull one. No political spectre haunts our century with such spine-chilling terror. Fascism was the great trauma of modernity. The 19th century's faith in the steady march...

Pop icon Pete Townshend has agreed to reunite The Who this summer for yet another farewell tour, which will stop at the Tweeter Center on July 3. First, though, he picked up an acoustic guitar and plucked and bashed his way through a frank...