BREWER, JOHN SHERREN (1810-1879), English his torian, was born at Norwich, the son of a Baptist schoolmaster. He was educated at Queen's college, Oxford, was ordained in the Church of England in 1837, and held various preferments and lectureships. The introductions to his Letters and Papers of the Reign of King Henry VIII., which were published separately, under the title The Reign of Henry in 1884, form a scholarly and authoritative history of Henry VIII.'s reign. He died at Toppesfield, Essex.