Stephen Turnbull (historian)


Stephen Richard Turnbull is a specialist in Japanese religious history.
Turnbull attended Cambridge University where he gained his first degree. He currently holds an MA in Theology, MA in Military History and a PhD from the University of Leeds where he is a lecturer in Far Eastern Religions.
He was on the editorial board of the short-lived Medieval History Magazine, which was published in association with the Royal Armouries. He was a consultant for the widely successful PC game ' and also its well-received sequel ', both products of Creative Assembly, as well as historical advisor on the severely panned Hollywood film 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves.

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