D. J. Cathcart King

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
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Royal Artillery
Battles / warsSecond 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 in 1976–77.[2][3] A festschrift dedicated to King was published in 1987, titled Castles in Wales and the Marches.[4]

Education

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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.[5]

Career

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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.[6][7]

After the war, King worked at Walton Lodge Preparatory School in Bristol as a history teacher.[5] He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1962.[1]

He was a founding member of the Castle Studies Group, which was established in 1987.[8]

Selected publications

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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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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Proceedings and Obituaries". The Antiquaries Journal. 70 (2): 521. September 1990. doi:10.1017/S0003581500071122. S2CID 246047798.
  2. ^ Thompson, Michael (1988). "The Castle in England and Wales. An Interpretative History. By D. J. Cathcart King. 24 × 16 cm. Pp. 209, 25 figs., 9 pls. London and Sydney: Croom Helm. ISBN 0-7099-4829-8. £25·00". The Antiquaries Journal. 68 (2): 370. doi:10.1017/S0003581500070049. ISSN 0003-5815. S2CID 162477238.
  3. ^ Kenyon, John R. "David James Cathcart King". Archaeologia Cambrensis. 138: 118.
  4. ^ Kenyon, John R.; Avent, Richard, eds. (1987). Castles in Wales and the Marches : essays in honour of D.J. Cathcart King. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-585-22751-9.
  5. ^ a b "Papers of D.J. Cathcart King - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ King, D. J. Cathcart (June 1949). "The taking of Le Krak des Chevaliers in 1271". Antiquity. 23 (90): 83–92. doi:10.1017/S0003598X0002007X. S2CID 164061795.
  7. ^ King, D. J. Cathcart (1951). "The Defences of the Citadel of Damascus; a Great Mohammedan Fortress of the Time of the Crusades". Archaeologia. 94: 57–96. doi:10.1017/S0261340900007219.
  8. ^ "News" (PDF). Castle Studies Group Newsletter. 1. 1987.
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