Without John Brooke, the first volumes of the History of Parliament for the house of commons covering the years 1754–90 might either have appeared much later than they did in 1964 (a mere four years after Sir Lewis Namier's death) or they might never have appeared at all. It was a token of how much Brooke willingly played the role of Namier's principal lieutenant during the latter's lifetime and his qualified loyalty continued for the remainder of his own career. But Brooke was also a capable historian in his own right whose achievements in biography have been largely obscured because of the squabbles between Namier and his detractors. Brooke wrote a fine biography of George III in 1972, published an authoritative edition of Horace Walpole's Memoirs of King George II in 1985 (the year of his own death), and served with distinction as senior editor of the Historical Manuscripts Commission. This essay is an attempt in recovering John Brooke and assessing his status as an 18th‐century historian of parliament (and more), as well as considering his relationship to both Lewis Namier and W.S. Lewis, and emphasising his importance in sustaining the History of Parliament project in the aftermath of Namier's death.

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约翰·布鲁克（John Brooke）和纳米尔人继任者*

如果没有约翰·布鲁克（John Brooke），国会历史的第一卷涵盖1754-90年，可能比出版于1964年（刘易斯·纳米尔爵士死后仅四年）要晚很多。出现了。这标志着布鲁克在纳米尔的一生中愿意担任纳尔的中尉的角色，而他在整个职业生涯中继续保持着忠诚的忠诚度。但是布鲁克本身也是一位有能力的历史学家，由于纳米尔和他的批评者之间的争执，他在传记方面的成就在很大程度上被掩盖了。布鲁克在1972年撰写了乔治三世的精美传记，并出版了贺拉斯·沃波尔的《乔治二世回忆录》的权威版于1985年（他去世的那一年），并出色地担任过历史手稿委员会的高级编辑。本文旨在恢复约翰·布鲁克，并评估他作为18世纪议会历史学家（以及更多）的地位，并考虑他与刘易斯·纳米尔和WS·刘易斯的关系，并强调他在维护国会历史上的重要性纳米尔去世后的项目。