Christopher N. L. Brooke
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Professor Christopher Brooke CBE FSA FBA |
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| Born |
Christopher N.L. Brooke 23 June 1927 |
| Died | 27 December 2015 |
| Nationality | British |
| Title | Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History (1977-1994) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalind Brooke (née Clark) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Sub discipline |
Medieval history Ecclesiastical history |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke, CBE, FSA, FBA (1927-2015) was a British medieval historian. From 1974 to 1994, he was Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge.
Brooke was the son of Zachary Nugent Brooke (died 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.
Brooke taught 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.
He died on 27 December 2015 at the age of 88.
It was at Cambridge that Brooke met his future wife, fellow medievalist Rosalind Brooke (née Clark) (d. 2014).
Among Brooke's publications are:
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