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Christopher Brooke
Christopher Brooke may refer to: * Christopher Brooke (poet) (died 1628), English poet, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1626 * Christopher N. L. Brooke (1927–2015), British medieval historian * Christopher Brooke (British Army officer) (1869–1948), Conservative MP for Pontefract *Christopher Brooke, of Basso & Brooke See also * Chris Brooks (other) * Christopher Brook (born 1979), American lawyer {{hndis, Brooke, Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Brooke (poet)
Christopher Brooke (died 1628) was an English poet, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1626. Life He was the son of Robert Brooke, a rich merchant and alderman of York, who was twice lord mayor of that city. Anthony Wood states that he was educated at one of the universities; Sidney Lee thought it probable that, like his brother Samuel Brooke, he was a member of Trinity College, Cambridge. He subsequently studied law at Lincoln's Inn, and shared a chamber there with John Donne. Shortly before Christmas 1601 he witnessed Donne's secret marriage with the daughter of Sir George More, lieutenant of the Tower of London, performed by his brother, Samuel Brooke, and witnessed by the father of the bride, who opposed the match and contrived to commit Donne and his two friends to Marshalsea Prison immediately afterwards. Donne was released first, and he secured the freedom of the Brookes after several weeks' imprisonment. In 1604 Brooke was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher N
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), " Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as " Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages * Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus * Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Brooke (British Army Officer)
Brigadier-General Christopher Robert Ingham Brooke, (4 July 1869 – 28 December 1948) was a British soldier and Conservative MP for Pontefract from 1924 to 1929. He was born in Thornhill, Yorkshire in 1869, the son of Ingham Brooke, and was educated at Winchester College. Brooke was a major when he fought in the Second Boer War, where he was in command of 2nd Mounted infantry, which in 1902 was based in the Transvaal Colony. He later fought in the First World War, and received the DSO in 1915. He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1917 New Year Honours, and retired as brigadier-general. From 1924 to 1935 Brooke was Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a Light infantry, light infantry regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the Somers .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basso & Brooke
Basso & Brooke is a fashion label formed by Bruno Basso and Christopher Brooke. Bruno Basso was born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. Christopher Brooke was born in Newark-on-Trent, UK. After meeting in 2001, they produced their first collection in 2004, and were the inaugural winners of Fashion Fringe, a UK talent competition to search out for the next big thing in fashion. The label is noted for their pioneering use of the digital print technique within the fashion industry. Tim Blanks of Style.com described them as the Pixar of clothes. They have also been described as "the masters of fantastical digital print." Since then, they have launched numerous ready-to-wear collections from 2005–present. In 2006, The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan museum of art in New York acquired the Swarovski crystal-covered finale piece of their Autumn/Winter 2005 collection. In May 2009, Michelle Obama wore a piece from their SS09 collection at an informal evening of Poetry, Music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brooks (other)
Chris or Christopher Brooks may refer to: * Chris Brooks (wide receiver) (born 1987), American football wide receiver * Chris Brooks (running back) (born 2000), American football running back * Chris Brooks (gymnast) (born 1986), American gymnast * Chris Brooks (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Chris Brooks, Canadian doctor, founder of Lifeline Malawi * Chris Brooks Foster, fictional character from the American TV show, ''The Young and the Restless'' * Chris Brooks (politician) Christopher Lee Brooks (born 1972) is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Nevada Senate who represented Nevada's 3rd Senate district, District 3 in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County. He previously served in the Nev ... (born 1972), American politician * Chris Brooks (academic), professor of finance * Chris Brooks, lead guitarist of American alternative rock band Black Suit Youth * Chris Brooks, lead singer of the New Zealand rock band Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
