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Arthur Lyon Cross (November 14 1873 – June 21 1940) was an American historian specializing in English history. Born in Portland Maine he received his doctorate from Harvard and joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1899.In 1914 his best-known work A History of England and Greater Britain was published. His other works include The Anglican Episcopate and the American Colonies which was based on his Ph.D. thesis and A Recent History of English Laws.