Professor John Joseph Scarisbrick MBE FRHistS (often shortened to J.J. Scarisbrick) is a British historian who taught at the University of Warwick. He is also noted as the co-founder with his wife Nuala Scarisbrick of Life, a British pro-life charity founded in 1970.
Born in 1928 in London, Scarisbrick was educated at The John Fisher School and later Christ's College, Cambridge, after spending two years in the Royal Air Force. He specialises in Tudor history and his most critically acclaimed work is Henry VIII, first published in 1968.
He received an MBE in 2015 for services to vulnerable people as founder of Zoe's Place, a hospice for children in Coventry.
References
- ^ Gray, Freddy (21 September 2007). "I am a rather unsubtle sort of chap". Catholic Herald. p. 7. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Guy, John. "Signposts: The Tudors". History Today. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Loades, John (2011). Henry VIII. London: Amberley. pp. Preface. ISBN 9781445606651 – via Google Books.
- Waddington, Jenny (30 December 2014). "New Years Honours recognise people from Coventry and Warwickshire". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
 | This article about a British historian or genealogist is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1928 births
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Academics of the University of Warwick
- Living people
- Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- British anti-abortion activists
- People educated at The John Fisher School
- Tudor historians
- British historian stubs