A. L. Morton
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This article is about the historian. For the racewalker, see Les Morton.
Arthur Leslie Morton (4 July 1903 – 23 October 1987) was an English Marxist historian. He worked as an independent scholar; from 1946 onwards he was the Chair of the Historians Group of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). He is best known for A People's History of England, but he also did valuable work on William Blake and the Ranters, and for the study The English Utopia.
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Born | Arthur Leslie Morton (1903-07-04)4 July 1903 |
Died | 23 October 1987(1987-10-23) (aged 84) The Old Chapel, Clare, Suffolk |
Education | Peterhouse, Cambridge University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist for the Daily Worker. Bookseller. Teacher at Summerhill School |
Known for | Communist activism, founding member of the William Morris Society |
Notable work | A People's History of England (1938) |
Political party | Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) |
Spouse | Vivien |
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