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Sackville, Thomas, 1st earl of Dorset — born 1536, Buckhurst, Sussex, Eng. died April 19, 1608, London English politician and poet. A London barrister, he entered Parliament in 1558. He was a member of the Privy Council (1585) and conveyed the death sentence to Mary, Queen of Scots, in … Universalium
Robert Whittington — (also called Robert Wittinton) (c. 1480 ndash;c. 1553) was an English grammarian. He was a pupil of the grammarian John Stanbridge.About 1519 he presented Cardinal Wolsey with a verse and a prose treatise, with a dedication requesting patronage.… … Wikipedia
Sackville, Thomas, 1st Earl Of Dorset — (1536 1608) English statesman, poet, and dramatist, remembered largely for his share in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama. The only son of Sir Richard Sackville, he was born at Buckhurst, Withyham, Sussex, and probably educated… … British and Irish poets
William Caxton — The Prologue, at top of page, begins: Here begynneth the boke Intituled Eracles, and also Godefrey of Boloyne,the whiche speketh of the Conquest of the holy lande of Jherusalem. The blank space on this page was for the insertion by hand of an… … Wikipedia
Written Scots language — examples from various sources.Text from Legend of the Saints 14th CenturyXXXIII. GEORGE. Ȝete of sancte george is my wil, gyf I connandes had þere til to translat þe haly story, as wrytine in þe buk fand I. for he wes richt haly mañ fele tynt… … Wikipedia
List of years in poetry — This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry. Contents 1 21st century in poetry 1.1 2010s 1.2 2000s … Wikipedia
Speculum literature — The medieval genre of speculum literature, popular from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries, was inspired by the urge to encompass encyclopedic knowledge within a single work. The modern equivalent is a summary survey, in the sense of a… … Wikipedia
Robert Greene (dramatist) — Robert Greene (11 July 1558 ndash; 3 September 1592) was an English author and well known personality. He was born in Norwich, England, and attended Cambridge University, receiving a BA in 1580, and a MA in 1583 before moving to London, where he… … Wikipedia
Nicholas Love (monk) — Nicholas Love, also known as Nicholas Luff, (died c. 1424) was the first prior and fourth rector of the Carthusian house of Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire[1] (although the original charter[2] names Robert Tredwye first prior). Love translated… … Wikipedia
The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ — is an adaptation/translation of Pseudo Bonaventura s Meditationes Vitae Christi into English by Nicholas Love, OCart, the Carthusian prior of Mount Grace Priory, written ca. 1400. Not merely a translation of one of the most popular Latin works of … Wikipedia
