Her Christianity and his socialism meant that the relationship between Rupert Brooke and his aunt became increasingly difficult as he grew older. Brooke) gave him many gifts, including books. They were unmarried and lived with their father Richard England Brooke, retired Rector of the Abbey at Bath, in a house called Grantchester Dean, in Bournemouth. Lizzie and Fanny were the sisters of William Parker Brooke, Rupert Brooke’s father. See Brooke, William Alfred Cotterill ‘Podge’. He became Provost of King’s College in 1926 and held this position until 1933. From 1894 until 1918, he was Dean and Lecturer in Divinity at King’s College. In 1891 he was ordained as a Deacon and then in 1904 he became a priest. He became a Fellow of the College in the year 1889. A former Eton student, Alan England Brooke came up to King’s College in 1883, where he studied classics. Although Rupert Brooke did not mention him much in any of his letters, his uncle must have had some influence on him, for he was Dean of King’s College, when Rupert Brooke came up to study there. B Brooke, Alan England (1863-1939)Īlan England Brooke was Rupert Brooke’s uncle. Lawrence at 10 Downing St on 30 July 1914.
Rupert Brooke dined with the Asquiths, Winston Churchill, Edward Marsh and D.H. After this, he became Prime Minister, a position he held until 1916. He went on to become Home Secretary (1892-1895) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1905-1908). In 1886, he started his political career by becoming the Liberal candidate for East Fife. After graduating, he became a lawyer and also wrote for the Spectator newspaper.
In 1874 he became President of the Oxford Union. A / B / C / D / E / F / H / I / K / L / M / O / P / R / S / T / W A Asquith, Herbert Henry (1852–1928), first earl of Oxford and AsquithĪsquith was born on 12 September 1852 at Croft House, Morley, Yorkshire and educated at Balliol College in Oxford. See the Glossary for terms relating to Cambridge (e.g. If you don’t find an entry for the person you are looking for, there may be information online or in the Dictionary of National Biography. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. This page contains short biographies of many of the people mentioned in this website.
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