Eric John was a reader in history at the University of Manchester and a specialist in Anglo-Saxon history. He was described by James Campbell as “one of the most distinguished and provocative of Anglo-Saxonists” D.H. Farmer described his studies of the English Benedictine Reform, mainly in pages 154-264 of Orbis 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”.

• A Note on Medieval Papalism
  Eric John ~ Venice, 21 Sept. 1970 ~ ARCIC 18-6