Marcus Merriman

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Marcus H. Merriman
Born3 May 1940
University of Lancaster
(1964–2006)

Marcus Homer Merriman (1940–2006)[1] was a historian and academic researching Anglo-Scottish relations in the 16th century and their European context.

Background

Merriman was born in

London University in 1971.[2]

Career

He spent his working life at

Associate Editor of the Sixteenth Century Journal (1979–82). In 1990, he was honoured with the Cadbury Schweppes National Award for innovation in teaching.[2]

At Lancaster, Merriman was

Pendle College and was credited for his part in the design of the college buildings.[3] He regularly took his students on study trips to Scotland, hiring a boat to visit the ruined 16th-century fortifications on Inchkeith.[4]

Pendle College. The purpose of the grant being to enable students to travel in order to take part in a project that would broaden their experience and provide a benefit to others.[5]

Publications

References

  1. ^ Mullett, Michael A. (9 April 2006). "Obituary: Dr Marcus Merriman". The Guardian.
  2. ^ a b c The Independent
  3. ^ "University of Lancaster, Pendle College history". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ Gordon Donaldson, Scotland's History: Approaches and Reflections (Scottish Academic Press, 1995), pp. 151-2.
  5. ^ University, Lancaster. "Funding | Lancaster University". www.lancaster.ac.uk.