John Stephen MorrillFBA (born 12 June 1946)[1][2] is a British 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.
Although his Stirling post had been a permanent appointment, Morrill moved to the University of Cambridge in 1975, having been appointed an assistant lecturer (later lecturer) in its Faculty of History.[4] He was promoted to reader in early modern history in 1992, and professor of British and Irish history in 1998.[4] He was deputy director of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) from 2001 to 2004.[4] He has also been a fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, since 1975 and active in the college's administration:[6] he was director of studies in history from 1975 to 1992, a tutor from 1979 to 1992, admissions tutor from 1982 to 1987, the senior tutor from 1987 to 1992, and served as vice-master from 1992 to 2001.[5] Having retired in 2015 from full-time academia, he was appointed professor emeritus by the University of Cambridge and emeritus fellow of Selwyn College.[7]
Morrill was President for 10 years of the Cromwell Association, "a body that seeks to promote public knowledge about and interest in Cromwell and his age".[9]
According to the online Bibliography of British and Irish History, he has published (up to July 2016) 116 books, essays and articles but some of his major contributions have been in developing online datasets – as General Editor of the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History and of the British Overseas (1992–99) — now the online Bibliography of British and Irish History, as Chair of the Management Committee of the project that put 8,000 survivor statements from the 1641 'massacres' in Ireland[10] and as General Editor of an imminent (5 volume and online) edition of all the recorded words of Oliver Cromwell.[citation needed]
On 6 July 2009, Morrill delivered his lecture 'The British Revolution in the English Provinces, 1640-9' as part of The Marc Fitch Lectures.[4][11][12]
Personal lifeedit
In 1996, Morrill was ordained as a permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church.[4] He has held several senior positions in the Diocese of East Anglia (e.g. Lourdes Pilgrimage Diocean Director, Chair of the Commission for Evangelisation and Assistant Director for Diaconal Formation), and teaches Church History and Pastoral Theology one weekend a month at St John's Seminary, Wonersh.
Worksedit
Revolt of the Provinces: Conservatives and Radicals in the English Civil War, 1630–1650 (Allen & Unwin, 1976); ISBN0-06-494975-3 (review)
The Civil War and Interregnum: Sources for Local Historians (with G.E. Aylmer) (Bedford Square Press, 1979) (read online)
Seventeenth Century Britain, 1603–1714 (Dawson, 1980) (read online)
The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart Britain (Clarendon Press, 1996); ISBN0-19-820325-X (review by Anthony Fletcher)
The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1638–1660 (ed. John Morrill, John Kenyon, and Jane Ohlmeyer) (Oxford University Press. 1988) (read online)
Revolt in the Provinces: The English People and the Tragedies of War, 1634–1648 (Longman, 1999) (read online)
Firmly I Believe and Truly: The Spiritual Tradition of Catholic England, 1483–1999 (with John Saward and Michael Tomko) (Oxford University Press, 2011) read online
The Nature of the English Revolution Revisited: Essays in Honour of John Morrill (eds. Stephen Taylor and Grant Tapsell) (Boydell, 2013)
Referencesedit
^"Professor John Morrill – Faculty of History". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^"Morrill, John Stephenprofile". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^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.
^ abcdefgh"Morrill, Rev. Prof. John Stephen, (born 12 June 1946), Professor of British and Irish History, University of Cambridge, 1998–2015, now Emeritus; Fellow, Selwyn College, Cambridge, 1975, now Emeritus". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020.
^ abc. Faculty of History. University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ ab"Interview with Professor John Morrill". Making History. The Institute of Historical Research. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^"Emeritus Fellows". Selwyn College. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^"Revd Professor John Morrill FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^Profile of Oliver Cromwell by Morrill, BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^"John Morrill on revolt in the provinces – Mercurius Politicus". 14 June 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^Braddick, Michael J. (5 March 2015). The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution edited by Michael J. Braddick. OUP Oxford. ISBN978-0-19-166726-8. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
External linksedit
Interview with Morrill
Lecture on "Why the King James Bible was Necessary"
January 01, 1970
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Stephen Morrill 1946 06 12 12 June 1946 age 77 NationalityBritishAcademic backgroundAlma materTrinity College OxfordAcademic workDisciplineHistorianSub disciplineEarly modern historyEarly modern BritainEnglish Civil WarOliver Cromwellpolitical historycultural historyInstitutionsTrinity College Oxford St Catherine s College Oxford University of Stirling Faculty of History University of Cambridge Selwyn College Cambridge Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Academic career 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editMorrill was born on 12 June 1946 to William Henry Morrill and Marjorie nee Ashton 4 He was educated at Altrincham County Grammar an all boys grammar school in Cheshire 5 In 1964 he matriculated into Trinity College Oxford to study history 6 He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts BA degree in 1967 and a Doctor of Philosophy DPhil degree in 1971 4 Academic career editMorrill began his academic career with a number of short term appointments For the 1970 71 academic year he was Keasbey Lecturer in history at Trinity College Oxford He held a junior research fellowship at Trinity from 1971 to 1974 He was also a college lecturer in history at St Catherine s College Oxford for the 1973 74 academic year Then from 1974 to 1975 he was a lecturer in modern history at the University of Stirling 4 Although his Stirling post had been a permanent appointment Morrill moved to the University of Cambridge in 1975 having been appointed an assistant lecturer later lecturer in its Faculty of History 4 He was promoted to reader in early modern history in 1992 and professor of British and Irish history in 1998 4 He was deputy director of the Centre for Research in the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities CRASSH from 2001 to 2004 4 He has also been a fellow of Selwyn College Cambridge since 1975 and active in the college s administration 6 he was director of studies in history from 1975 to 1992 a tutor from 1979 to 1992 admissions tutor from 1982 to 1987 the senior tutor from 1987 to 1992 and served as vice master from 1992 to 2001 5 Having retired in 2015 from full time academia he was appointed professor emeritus by the University of Cambridge and emeritus fellow of Selwyn College 7 He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy FBA in 1995 8 and served as Vice President in 2001 09 5 He is also an honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy HonMRIA and the Academy of Finland He holds honorary degrees from several universities and is an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Oxford and Trinity College Dublin He was Chair of the Research Committee of the AHRB 2002 05 and also served as a Vice President of Royal Historical Society citation needed Morrill was President for 10 years of the Cromwell Association a body that seeks to promote public knowledge about and interest in Cromwell and his age 9 According to the online Bibliography of British and Irish History he has published up to July 2016 116 books essays and articles but some of his major contributions have been in developing online datasets as General Editor of the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History and of the British Overseas 1992 99 now the online Bibliography of British and Irish History as Chair of the Management Committee of the project that put 8 000 survivor statements from the 1641 massacres in Ireland 10 and as General Editor of an imminent 5 volume and online edition of all the recorded words of Oliver Cromwell citation needed On 6 July 2009 Morrill delivered his lecture The British Revolution in the English Provinces 1640 9 as part of The Marc Fitch Lectures 4 11 12 Personal life editIn 1996 Morrill was ordained as a permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church 4 He has held several senior positions in the Diocese of East Anglia e g Lourdes Pilgrimage Diocean Director Chair of the Commission for Evangelisation and Assistant Director for Diaconal Formation and teaches Church History and Pastoral Theology one weekend a month at St John s Seminary Wonersh Works editRevolt of the Provinces Conservatives and Radicals in the English Civil War 1630 1650 Allen amp Unwin 1976 ISBN 0 06 494975 3 review The Civil War and Interregnum Sources for Local Historians with G E Aylmer Bedford Square Press 1979 read online Seventeenth Century Britain 1603 1714 Dawson 1980 read online Reactions to the English Civil War 1642 1649 Palgrave Macmillan 1982 ISBN 0 312 66443 5 read online Charles I with Christopher W Daniels Cambridge University Press 1988 ISBN 0 521 31728 2 read online Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution Longman 1990 ISBN 0 582 01675 4 read online The Impact of the English Civil War Collins amp Brown 1991 ISBN 1 85585 042 7 read online The Nature of the English Revolution Longman 1993 ISBN 0 582 08941 7 review The British Problem ca 1534 1707 State Formation in the Atlantic Archipelago with Brendan Bradshaw Palgrave Macmillan 1996 ISBN 0 333 59245 X The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart Britain Clarendon Press 1996 ISBN 0 19 820325 X review by Anthony Fletcher The Civil Wars A Military History of England Scotland and Ireland 1638 1660 ed John Morrill John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer Oxford University Press 1988 read online Revolt in the Provinces The English People and the Tragedies of War 1634 1648 Longman 1999 read online Stuart Britain A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press Paperbacks 2000 ISBN 0 19 285400 3 read online Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown Dynastic Crises in Tudor and Stewart Britain 1504 1746 University of Reading 2005 read online Oliver Cromwell Oxford University Press VIP series 2007 read online Firmly I Believe and Truly The Spiritual Tradition of Catholic England 1483 1999 with John Saward and Michael Tomko Oxford University Press 2011 read online The Nature of the English Revolution Revisited Essays in Honour of John Morrill eds Stephen Taylor and Grant Tapsell Boydell 2013 References edit Professor John Morrill Faculty of History University of Cambridge Retrieved 9 October 2016 Morrill John Stephenprofile Trove nla gov au Retrieved 9 October 2016 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 a b c d e f g h Morrill Rev Prof John Stephen born 12 June 1946 Professor of British and Irish History University of Cambridge 1998 2015 now Emeritus Fellow Selwyn College Cambridge 1975 now Emeritus Who s Who 2021 Oxford University Press 1 December 2020 a b c Professor John Morrill Faculty of History University of Cambridge Archived from the original on 10 June 2020 Retrieved 8 March 2021 a b Interview with Professor John Morrill Making History The Institute of Historical Research 26 March 2008 Retrieved 8 March 2021 Emeritus Fellows Selwyn College University of Cambridge Retrieved 8 March 2021 Revd Professor John Morrill FBA The British Academy Retrieved 8 March 2021 Profile of Oliver Cromwell by Morrill BBC Retrieved 7 April 2015 http 1641 tcd ie John Morrill on revolt in the provinces Mercurius Politicus 14 June 2009 Retrieved 16 May 2017 Braddick Michael J 5 March 2015 The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution edited by Michael J Braddick OUP Oxford ISBN 978 0 19 166726 8 Retrieved 16 May 2017 External links editSelwyn College profile Interview with Morrill Lecture on Why the King James Bible was Necessary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Morrill historian amp oldid 1184459013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
