John Morrill (historian)

John Morrill
Born
John Stephen Morrill

(1946-06-12) 12 June 1946 (age 78)
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
Sub-discipline
Institutions

John Stephen Morrill FBA (born 12 June 1946)[1][2] is a British Roman Catholic Priest, historian and academic who specialises in the political, religious, social, and cultural history of early-modern Britain from 1500 to 1750, especially the English Civil War. He is best known for his scholarship on early modern politics and his unique county studies approach which he developed at Cambridge.[3] Morrill was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, and became a fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1975.

  1. ^ "Professor John Morrill – Faculty of History". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Morrill, John Stephenprofile". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ Sarah Barber (April 1997). "Reviewed Works: The Nature of the English Revolution by John Morrill". The Scottish Historical Review. 76 (201): 138–140. JSTOR 25530753.