Eric John (1922–2000) was a reader in history at theUniversity of Manchester and a specialist inAnglo-Saxon history. He was described byJames Campbell as "one of the most distinguished and provocative of Anglo-Saxonists".^[1][2] D. H. Farmer described his studies of theEnglish Benedictine Reform, mainly in pages 154-264 ofOrbis 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".^[3]

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 inThe Anglo-Saxons (1982), edited by James Campbell; and "The Social and Political Problems of the Early English Church" inAnglo-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.^[4]

Eric John papers atUniversity of Manchester Library.

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