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John Robert Morris (8 June 1913 – 1 June 1977) was an English historian who specialised in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub-Roman Britain. He is best known for his book The Age of Arthur (1973), which attempted to reconstruct the history of Britain and Ireland during the so-called "Dark Ages" (350–650 AD) following the Roman withdrawal, based on scattered archaeological and historical records. Much of his other work focused on Britain during this time.
Morris read modern history at Jesus College, Oxford, from 1932 to 1935, and served in the Army during the Second World War. After the war, he held a Leon Fellowship at the University of London and a Junior Fellowship at the Warburg Institute. In 1948 he was appointed Lecturer in Ancient History at University College, London. He worked in India in 1968 and 1969 as a lecturer for the Indian University Grants Commission, before returning to UCL to become Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, a post he held until his death.
In 1952 Morris founded the historical journal Past & Present, which he edited until 1960, and remained chairman of the editorial board until 1972. He was one of the writers, along with A. H. M. Jones and J. R. Martindale, of The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, a biographical dictionary of the years 284–641, the first volume of which was published in 1971. He also instigated the publication of a new edition of the Domesday Book, and edited the Arthurian Period Sources series. His last book was Londinium: London in the Roman Empire, published posthumously in 1982.[1][2]
In 1975 Morris wrote the script "Domesday Republished" for the Look, Stranger BBC-TV series.[3][4]
Morris died on 1 June 1977 in London.
The Age of Arthur
The Age of Arthur (1973) was the first attempt by a professional historian to build a picture of Britain during the period 350–650, when King Arthur (whom Morris accepts as an authentic historical personage) was supposed to have lived. The book is not, however, exclusively about Arthur, but rather about the history of Celtic Britain during that era. The book also includes detailed chapters on Brittany on the grounds that its Celtic population which came from migrations from "Greater Britain" meant that "Little Britain" (Brittany) was as much heir to Roman Britannia as were England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.
Although popular with the public, the book was heavily criticised in professional historical circles, severely damaging Morris's academic reputation in the eyes of many of his peers. David Dumville launched a famously scathing attack on Morris's methodology;[5] and while one of the most influential reviews of the book, by D. P. Kirby and J. E. Caerwyn Williams, described it as "an outwardly impressive piece of scholarship", it went on to argue that this apparent scholarship "crumbles upon inspection into a tangled tissue of fact and fantasy which is both misleading and misguided".[6] Others, such as James Campbell, were more generous, but still considered that the Age of Arthur was so misleading and full of problems that it was really only of use to professional historians who could sort the interesting ideas from the flights of fantasy.[7]
^"Domesday Republished" (BBC 2, 13 January 1975), BBC Genome, Accessed 2016-01-30
^Dumville, D. N. (1977). "Sub-Roman Britain: History and Legend". History. 62 (205): 173–92. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.1977.tb02335.x.
^Kirby, D. P.; Williams, J. E. Caerwyn (1975–76). "Review of The Age of Arthur". Studia Celtica. 10–11: 454–86.
^Campbell, J. (1975). "The Age of Arthur". Studia Hibernica (15): 177–85. doi:10.3828/sh.1975.15.9.
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the existing German Wikipedia article at de John Morris Historiker see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de John Morris Historiker to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation John Robert Morris 8 June 1913 1 June 1977 was an English historian who specialised in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub Roman Britain He is best known for his book The Age of Arthur 1973 which attempted to reconstruct the history of Britain and Ireland during the so called Dark Ages 350 650 AD following the Roman withdrawal based on scattered archaeological and historical records Much of his other work focused on Britain during this time Contents 1 Biography 2 The Age of Arthur 3 Selected works 4 NotesBiography EditMorris read modern history at Jesus College Oxford from 1932 to 1935 and served in the Army during the Second World War After the war he held a Leon Fellowship at the University of London and a Junior Fellowship at the Warburg Institute In 1948 he was appointed Lecturer in Ancient History at University College London He worked in India in 1968 and 1969 as a lecturer for the Indian University Grants Commission before returning to UCL to become Senior Lecturer in Ancient History a post he held until his death In 1952 Morris founded the historical journal Past amp Present which he edited until 1960 and remained chairman of the editorial board until 1972 He was one of the writers along with A H M Jones and J R Martindale of The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire a biographical dictionary of the years 284 641 the first volume of which was published in 1971 He also instigated the publication of a new edition of the Domesday Book and edited the Arthurian Period Sources series His last book was Londinium London in the Roman Empire published posthumously in 1982 1 2 Morris was a socialist and anti war campaigner He stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1935 as a Labour Party candidate and was for a time secretary to the Labour MP George Strauss He was a founder member of the Committee of 100 an anti war group founded by Bertrand Russell in 1960 and was later involved in the Institute for Workers Control In 1975 Morris wrote the script Domesday Republished for the Look Stranger BBC TV series 3 4 Morris died on 1 June 1977 in London The Age of Arthur EditThe Age of Arthur 1973 was the first attempt by a professional historian to build a picture of Britain during the period 350 650 when King Arthur whom Morris accepts as an authentic historical personage was supposed to have lived The book is not however exclusively about Arthur but rather about the history of Celtic Britain during that era The book also includes detailed chapters on Brittany on the grounds that its Celtic population which came from migrations from Greater Britain meant that Little Britain Brittany was as much heir to Roman Britannia as were England Wales Ireland and Scotland Although popular with the public the book was heavily criticised in professional historical circles severely damaging Morris s academic reputation in the eyes of many of his peers David Dumville launched a famously scathing attack on Morris s methodology 5 and while one of the most influential reviews of the book by D P Kirby and J E Caerwyn Williams described it as an outwardly impressive piece of scholarship it went on to argue that this apparent scholarship crumbles upon inspection into a tangled tissue of fact and fantasy which is both misleading and misguided 6 Others such as James Campbell were more generous but still considered that the Age of Arthur was so misleading and full of problems that it was really only of use to professional historians who could sort the interesting ideas from the flights of fantasy 7 Selected works EditProsopography of the Later Roman Empire ed with A H M Jones and J R Martindale Volume 1 Cambridge University Press 1971 from 260 to 395 Volume 2 Cambridge University Press 1980 from 395 to 527 Arthurian Period Sources series ed John Morris The Age of Arthur Volume 1 Roman Britain and the Empire of Arthur London Phillimore The Age of Arthur Volume 2 The Successor States London Phillimore The Age of Arthur Volume 3 Church Society and Economy London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 1 Introduction notes and index London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 2 Annals and Charters London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 3 Persons London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 4 Places and Peoples and Saxon Archaeology London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 5 Genealogies and texts London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 6 Studies in Dark Age History London Phillimore Arthurian period sources vol 7 Gilda The Ruin of Britain and Other Documents London Phillimore 1978 Arthurian period sources vol 8 Nennius British History and the Welsh Annals London amp Chichester Phillimore 1980 Londinium London in the Roman Empire London Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 1982 Notes Edit Morris John Papers Archived 25 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine at University College London Dr J R Morris Studies in ancient history obituary The Times 10 June 1977 p 18 www imdb com Domesday Republished BBC 2 13 January 1975 BBC Genome Accessed 2016 01 30 Dumville D N 1977 Sub Roman Britain History and Legend History 62 205 173 92 doi 10 1111 j 1468 229X 1977 tb02335 x Kirby D P Williams J E Caerwyn 1975 76 Review of The Age of Arthur Studia Celtica 10 11 454 86 Campbell J 1975 The Age of Arthur Studia Hibernica 15 177 85 doi 10 3828 sh 1975 15 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Morris historian amp oldid 1146600872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
