J. H. Shennan

J. H. Shennan FRHistS
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster
In office 1993–1998
Personal details
Born	Joseph Hugh Shennan (1933-03-13)13 March 1933 Liverpool, Lancashire
Died	25 May 2015(2015-05-25) (aged 82)
Nationality	British
Profession	Historian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Liverpool (BA) University of Cambridge (PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	University of Liverpool University of Lancaster

Joseph Hugh Shennan FRHistS (13 March 1933 – 25 May 2015) was a British historian who was Professor of European Studies (1974–98) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1993–98) at the University of Lancaster. One of the pioneers in European Studies, his research focussed primarily on the history of France during the Ancien Régime as well as on the history of early modern Europe.