Eric John (1922–2000) was a reader in history at the

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and a specialist in

Anglo-Saxon history Anglo-Saxon England or early medieval England covers the period from the end of Roman imperial rule in Britain in the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. Compared to modern England, the territory of the Anglo-Saxons stretched north ...

. He was described by James Campbell as "one of the most distinguished and provocative of Anglo-Saxonists". D. H. Farmer described his studies of the

English Benedictine Reform The English Benedictine Reform or Monastic Reform of the Anglo-Saxon Christianity, English church in the late tenth century was a religious and intellectual movement in the later History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon period. In the mid-te ...

, mainly in pages 154-264 of ''Orbis Britanniae'', as "both stimulating and provocative; even those who cannot assent to all his conclusions recognise that he has brought a new dimension to the study of the reform". His books included: * * * * He also contributed chapters on the later Anglo-Saxon period in ''The Anglo-Saxons'' (1982), edited by James Campbell; and "The Social and Political Problems of the Early English Church" in ''Anglo-Saxon History: Basic Readings'' (2000) edited by David Pelteret. ''Edward the Elder 899-924'' (2001) was dedicated as a memorial to the life and work of Eric John.

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External Resources

Eric John papers
at

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. Anglo-Saxon studies scholars 1922 births 2000 deaths 20th-century English historians {{UK-academic-stub