John Brooke

John Brooke

John Brooke (born 1920) was a significant British historian. Earlier in his career he acted as assistant to Lewis Namier: he continued Namier's work on British politics and parliament in the latter part of the eighteenth century. From 1964 he was Senior Editor of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.

Education

He was educated at the University of Manchester where he studied history

Bibliography

*"The Chatham Administration 1766–1768", 1956.
*"The House of Commons, 1754–1790", 1966, 1964, edited by John Brooke & Sir Lewis Namier.
*"King George III", 1972. First published by Constable (London) in 1972 with a forward by HRH Prince of Wales.
*Joint author with Sir Lewis Namier on biography of Charles Townshend (1964). (Who proposed a plan to tax America in 1767)

External links

*worldcat id|lccn-n84-151502


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Brooke (disambiguation) — John Brooke may refer to: * John Brooke (born 1920), British historian * John Hedley Brooke, Professor of Science and Religion * John Weston Brooke (1880 1908), British officer and explorer * John R. Brooke (1838 1926), Civil War Union officer… …   Wikipedia

  • John Brooke-Little — Infobox Person name = John Philip Brooke Little alternative names = John Brooke Little, JBL image size = 150px caption = John Brooke Little, CVO, FSA, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms birth date = birth date|1927|4|6|df=y birth place = Blackheath,… …   Wikipedia

  • John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough — John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, PC (NI) (November 9 1922 ndash; March 5 1987) was a Northern Ireland politician, the son of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, the 1st Viscount Brookeborough, who succeeded his father as the Ulster …   Wikipedia

  • John Charles Brooke — John Charles Brooke, FSA, (27 August 1748 ndash;3 February 1794) was an English antiquarian and Somerset Herald at the time of his premature death in 1794.Early lifeBrooke was born at Fieldhead in the parish of Silkstone, Yorkshire in August of… …   Wikipedia

  • John Howse — John Brooke Howse (10 October 1913 ndash; 11 July 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in Orange, New South Wales, the son of Sir Neville Howse, a minister in the Nationalist government of Stanley Bruce. He attended Geelong Grammar… …   Wikipedia

  • John Alan Quinton — John Alan Quinton, GC, DFC (February 2, 1921 August 13, 1951) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for an act of outstanding bravery where he unselfishly saved a young air cadet whilst losing his own life after the aircraft he was in was… …   Wikipedia

  • John Brooks (disambiguation) — John Brooks may refer to:*John Brooks, governor of Massachusetts *John Brooks (rugby player), Harlequins rugby union player *John Brooks, Baron Brooks of Tremorfa, British peer *John Brooks Jr., officer in the US Marine Corps *John C. Brooks,… …   Wikipedia

  • John Curtis (died 1813) — John Curtis ( c. 1751 ndash; 30 November 1813) was a British Member of Parliament. The son of a Bristol merchant, he was MP for Wells in Somerset from 1782 to 1784; in 1784 he stood at Saltash (Cornwall), where he was defeated, but returned the… …   Wikipedia

  • John R. Brooke — For other people named John Brooke, see John Brooke (disambiguation). John R. Brooke John R. Brooke Born July 21, 1838(1838 07 …   Wikipedia

  • Brooke Baronets — There have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooke, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2008 three of the creations are extant, one is …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”