D. J. Cathcart King

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David James Cathcart King
FSA
Born1913
Coombe Dingle, Bristol, England[1]
Died29 September 1989(1989-09-29) (aged 75–76)
Bristol, England[1]
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsCambrian Archaeological Association
Notable worksCastellarium Anglicanum
Military career
Allegiance
Second World War

David James Cathcart King

FSA (1913 – 29 September 1989)[1] was a British historian, archaeologist, and school-teacher. While working as a teacher he perused his research in his free time, becoming "one of the leading authorities on the medieval castle".[1] King was also president of the Cambrian Archaeological Association.[2] A festschrift dedicated to King was published in 1987, titled Castles in Wales and the Marches.[3]

Education

King went to school at Clifton College in Bristol and studied law at the University of Bristol.[1] He was the first student to complete a Master of Laws at the University of Bristol.[4]

Career

During the Second World War, King served in the Royal Artillery in the Middle East. His time there encouraged his interest in military architecture,[1] and he went on to write papers about Krak des Chevaliers and the Citadel of Damascus in Syria.[5][6]

After the war, King worked at Walton Lodge Preparatory School in Bristol as a history teacher.[4] He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1962.[1]

Selected publications

Scholia has an author profile for D. J. Cathcart King.
  • King, D. J. C.; Alcock, Leslie (1969). "Ringworks of England and Wales". Château Gaillard. Études de castellologie médiévale. 3: 90–127.
  • King, D. J. C. (1983). Castellarium Anglicanum: an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales, and the islands (two volumes). Kraus International Publications.
    ISBN 0-527-50110-7
    .
  • King, D. J. C. (1988). The Castle in England and Wales: an Interpretative History. Croom Helm.
    ISBN 0-7099-4829-8
    .

References

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    S2CID 246047798
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  2. S2CID 162477238
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  3. ISBN 0-585-22751-9
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  4. ^ a b "Papers of D.J. Cathcart King - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. S2CID 164061795
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  6. doi:10.1017/S0261340900007219
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