The notable Digger Gerrard Winstanley was born in October 1609 in Lancashire, a predominantly Royalist region in the mid seventeenth century. There are no concrete details on his early childhood, but it is assumed he attended a state-sponsored grammar school … Continued
Henrietta Maria, queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland, also known as Princess Henrietta Maria of France (1609-1669) was born in Paris and became the wife of King Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland was named in her honor. … Continued
Henry Carey was born on March 4, 1526 in Suffolk to William Carey, son of Thomas Carey, and his wife Mary Carey, née Mary Boleyn and the future Mary Stafford.[1] As Mary’s affair with Henry VIII was ending around the … Continued
John Dryden, poet, playwright, translator, and critic, was perhaps the leading literary voice of Restoration England and Poet Laureate from 1668 to 1688. He achieved distinction as the first verse satirist, the “father of English criticism,” and author of one … Continued
John Milton was born to John and Sara Milton on the ninth of December in 1608 in London, England. His early education began with private tutors, with whom he studied Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, and Italian. Sometime between the years … Continued
John Wilkins was born in 1614 to Walter and Jane Wilkins in Northamptonshire. After his father’s death, Wilkin’s mother married Francis Pope, and they had a son, Walter, who would later become successor to Christopher Wren. Wilkins graduated at New … Continued
Logopandecteision was a work by Sir Thomas Urquhart that was published in 1653. It was written as a proposal for a universal language. It was written in several parts, the most famous section being a list of the language’s 66 … Continued
Margaret Cavendish [née Lucas], Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1624?-1674) was born at St John’s Abbey in Essex. She was educated by private tutors, but not beyond a rudimentary level. Her tutors were probably elderly women without substantial connections to scholars who … Continued
Henry Carey was born on March 4, 1526 in Suffolk to William Carey, son of Thomas Carey, and his wife Mary Carey, née Mary Boleyn and the future Mary Stafford.[1] As Mary’s affair with Henry VIII was ending around the … Continued