ProfessorJohn Joseph ScarisbrickMBEFRHistS(often shortened toJ.J. Scarisbrick) is a British historian who taught at theUniversity of Warwick.He is also noted as the co-founder with his wifeNuala Scarisbrickof Life, a Britishpro-lifecharity founded in 1970.[1]
Born in 1928 in London, Scarisbrick was educated atThe John Fisher Schooland laterChrist's College, Cambridge,after spending two years in theRoyal Air Force.[1]He specialises inTudorhistory and his most critically acclaimed work isHenry VIII,first published in 1968.[2][3]
He received anMBEin 2015 for services to vulnerable people as founder ofZoe's Place,a hospice for children inCoventry.[4]
References
edit- ^abGray, Freddy (21 September 2007)."I am a rather unsubtle sort of chap".Catholic Herald.p. 7. Archived fromthe originalon 25 February 2014.Retrieved14 October2018.
- ^Guy, John."Signposts: The Tudors".History Today.Archived fromthe originalon 4 October 2015.Retrieved14 October2018.
- ^Loades, John (2011).Henry VIII.London: Amberley. pp. Preface.ISBN9781445606651– via Google Books.
- ^Waddington, Jenny (30 December 2014)."New Years Honours recognise people from Coventry and Warwickshire".Coventry Telegraph.Retrieved14 October2018.
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