Home › Authors › John Charles Brooke John Charles Brooke Kingdom of Great Britain · b. 1748 – d. 1794 · 1 book Biography John Charles Brooke was an English antiquarian who served as Somerset Herald from 1777 until his death. Books by John Charles Brooke An illustration of a Saxon ins An illustration of a Saxon inscription on the church of Kirkdale in Rydale ... In a letter addressed to Mr. Gough, by John-Charles Brooke, ... Read at the Society of Antiquaries Jan. 16, 1777 1777