George Herbert (1593-1633) Born in Montgomery, Wales, in 1593. His mother Magdalen Newport was Patron to John Donne, Who dedicated his Holy Sonnets to her…
Richard Lovelace (1618 – 1657) Was born at Woolwich, London in 1618 Educated at charterhouse School and at gloucester hall, Oxford. Died in poverty in…
John Suckling (1609-1642) Was born at Whitton, Middlesex in 1609 Was the secretary of state under James I and Comptroller of the Household of Charles…
Thomas Carew (1594 – 1640) Born at West Wickham in Kent in 1594-95. Educated in Merton College, Oxford and the Middle Temple in London. Works:…
Robert Herrick (1591-1674) Was born in London in 1591. Educated from Cambridge. Became a disciple of the famous playwright Ben Johnson. Works: Hesperides or the…
William Drummond (1585-1649) Was born at Hawthornden Castle, Midlonthian in 1585. He was the son of John Drummond, first Laird owned of a large, long…
William Browne (1590-1645) Born at Tavistock in Devonsire in 1590. studied in Exeter college, Oxford. Browne however, was more interested in poetry than law. He…
George Wither (1588 – 1667) Was born at Bentworth in Hampshire. Sent to Oxford in 1603. He fought under Cromwell as a Major General during…
Giles Fletcher (1588 – 1623) Born in London in 1588. Brother of Phineas Fletcher and cousin of the dramatist John Fletcher. Educated in Westminister School…
Phineas Fletcher (1582 – 1650) born at Cranbrook, kent in 1582. Attained Eton and King’s College, cambridge. Works: His earliest work appeared in Sorrowes Joy,…