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Eric John (1922–2000) was a reader in history at the University of Manchester and a specialist in Anglo-Saxon history. 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, 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:

  • The king and the monks in the tenth-century Reformation. Manchester, UK: John Rylands Library. 1959. OCLC 35146827. 
  • Land tenure in early England; a discussion of some problems. Leicester, UK: Leicester University Press. 1960. OCLC 2311824. 
  • Orbis Britanniae. Leicester, UK: Leicester University Press. 1966. OCLC 398831. 
  • Reassessing Anglo-Saxon England. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. 1996. ISBN 0 7190 5053 7. 

    • 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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