Christopher N. L. Brooke Explained

Christopher N. L. Brooke
Birth Name:	Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke
Birth Date:	23 June 1927
Birth Place:	Cambridge, England^[1]
Nationality:	British
Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History (1977–1994)
Discipline:	Historian
Alma Mater:	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Influences:	David Knowles

Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke (23 June 1927 – 27 December 2015) was a British medieval historian. From 1974 to 1994 he was Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge.

Early life and education

Born on 23 June 1927, Brooke was the son of Zachary Nugent Brooke (1883–1946) and his wife Rosa Grace Brooke (1888–1964). Following schooling at Winchester College, Brooke undertook his undergraduate work at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied with David Knowles.^[2]

Academic career

Brooke spent his early years as head of department at Westfield College, University of London, before taking up a post at Caius from 1977 to 1994, where he remained a life fellow. He held the position of Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge and before becoming a professor emeritus.^[3] He was President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (1968–1969).^[4]

Later life

Brooke died on 27 December 2015 at the age of 88.^[5]

Personal life

It was at Cambridge that Brooke met his future wife, fellow medievalist Rosalind Brooke (née Clark) in 1951. She died in 2014.^{[1] [6]} Christopher N. L. Brooke died on 27 December 2015.

Selected works

Among Brooke's publications are:

• The Church and the Welsh Border in the Central Middle Ages^[7]
• London, 800–1216: The Shaping of a City^[8]
• The English Church & the Papacy, From the Conquest to the Reign of John^[9]
• The Medieval Idea of Marriage^[10]
• A History of the University of Cambridge. Vol. 4, 1870–1990^[11]
• Churches and Churchmen in Medieval Europe^[12]
• The Normans as Cathedral Builders^[13]
• The Architectural History of Winchester Cathedral^[14]
• The Saxon and Norman Kings^[15]
• From Alfred to Henry III 871–1272^[16]
• Carte Nativorum: A Peterborough Abbey Cartulary of the Fourteenth Century^[17]
• The Letters of John of Salisbury^[18]
• The Letters of John of Salisbury. Vol. 2, The Later Letters (1163–1180)^[19]
• A History of Gonville and Caius College^[20]
• Gilbert Foliot and His Letters^[21]
• The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales: Volume 1, 940–1216^[22]
• The Investiture Disputes^[23]
• Religious Sentiment and Church Design in the Later Middle Ages^[24]
• Archbishop Lanfranc, the English Bishops and the Council of London of 1075^[25]
• The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc^[26]
• Councils and Synods, with Other Documents Relating to the English Church: Volume I: A.D. 871–1204^[27]
• Hugh the Chanter: The History of the Church of York, 1066–1127^[28]
• Oxford and Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 1988 (with Roger Highfield)

External links

• Web site: Professor Christopher Brooke CBE, FBA, Hon VPSA . Gonville & Caius College . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231200650/http://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/people/christopher-brooke . 31 December 2013 . dead .

Notes and References

1. News: Professor Christopher Brooke – Obituary . The Telegraph . 10 September 2017.
2. Web site: 2008 . Professor Christopher Brooke: Interview Transcript . Making History . London . Institute of Historical Research . 19 December 2019.
3. Web site: Professor Christopher Brooke CBE, FBA, Hon VPSA . Gonville & Caius College . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231200650/http://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/people/christopher-brooke . 31 December 2013 . dead .
4. https://www.history.ac.uk/ehsoc/about/past-ehs-presidents Past Presidents - Ecclesiastical History Society
5. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4680008.ece Professor Christopher Brooke
6. Web site: In memoriam: Dr Rosalind Brooke. 30 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054341/http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/099-in-memorium-dr-rosalind-brooke. 4 March 2016. dead.
7. Book: The church and the Welsh border in the central Middle Ages. World Cat . 14358922.
8. Book: London, 800–1216 : the shaping of a city . World Cat . 1377073.
9. Book: The English church & the papacy, from the Conquest to the reign of John . World Cat . 18833115 .
10. Book: The medieval idea of marriage . World Cat . 18947995 .
11. Book: A history of the University of Cambridge. Vol. 4, 1870–1990 . World Cat . 186482642 .
12. Book: Churches and churchmen in medieval Europe. World Cat. 185660510.
13. Book: The Normans as cathedral builders. World Cat . 7098010 .
14. Book: The architectural history of Winchester Cathedral. World Cat . 7097982 .
15. Book: The Saxon and Norman Kings. World Cat. 63447340.
16. Book: From Alfred to Henry III 871–1272. World Cat . 185648057 . Accessed on 10 March 2009
17. Book: Carte nativorum : a Peterborough Abbey cartulary of the fourteenth century. World Cat. 185781571.
18. Book: The letters of John of Salisbury. World Cat. 48318911. Accessed on 10 March 2009
19. Book: The letters of John of Salisbury. Vol. 2, The later letters (1163–1180). World Cat. 186720386.
20. Book: A history of Gonville and Caius college. World Cat. 185477127. Accessed on 10 March 2009
21. Book: Gilbert Foliot and his letters. World Cat. 64512070.
22. Book: The heads of religious houses, England and Wales. [1], 940–1216. World Cat. 270781519.
23. Book: The investiture disputes. World Cat. 221050799.
24. Book: Religious sentiment and church design in the later Middle Ages. World Cat. 66298679.
25. Book: Archbishop Lanfranc, the English bishops and the Council of London of 1075. World Cat. 49413804.
26. Book: The monastic constitutions of Lanfranc. World Cat. 48154671.
27. Book: Councils and synods, with other documents relating to the English church, I, A.D. 871–1204. World Cat. 224372669.
28. Book: Hugh the chanter : the history of the church of York, 1066–1127. World Cat. 213035056.