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Mary Evelyn
Mary Evelyn (née Browne; 1632–1709) was an English letter writer. She was the wife of the English diarist and intellectual John Evelyn. Described as a woman of "acute intelligence and tangible warmth", Mary earned praise throughout her life as a skilled artist, wife and mother, and homemaker. She is known also for her letters to the Oxford don Ralph Bohun. Early life Mary Browne was born in England in 1632, the daughter of Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, of Deptford, Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet Deptford, and his wife Elizabeth Prettyman. On her mother's side, she had established ties to the Suffolk gentry, while her father's family held the estate of Sayes Court in Deptford, coming from a long line of professional courtiers. In 1641, Browne was sent to Paris as the English Ambassador to the French Court for Charles I of England, Charles I, his family accompanying him. Mary's French upbringing had a profound impact on her later life, and she was often praised for her skil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Browne Evelyn Meyer
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary the Jewess, one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy * Queen Mary of Denmark (born 1972), wife of Frederik X of Denmark * Mary I of England (1516–1558), aka "Bloody Mary", Queen of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Evelyn (British Poet)
Mary Evelyn (1 October 1665 – 14 March 1685) was a British poet. She wrote a long burlesque poem. Born on 1 October 1665 in Surrey, England, Mary Evelyn was the eldest daughter of John Evelyn (1620 –1706), royal diarist, and his wife Mary Browne (1632–1709), English letter writer. Evelyn spent her childhood at her family home, Sayes Court, in Deptford, Kent. She was a self-educated and known for extensively reading the sacred and secular writings. She also read miscellaneous literary collections, annotations and meditations that she herself produced. The satirical poem, ''Mundus Muliebris: Or The Ladies Dressing-Room Unlock'd, and Her Toilets Spread'', is one of her known works published posthumously by her father in 1690. She died on 14 March 1685 in Wiltshire, England of smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus '' Orthopoxvirus''. The last naturally occurring case was diagnose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century English Letter Writers
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russia and China. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Women Letter Writers
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17th-century English Letter Writers
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1709 Deaths
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1632 Births
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Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, Of Wotton
Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet (1 March 1682 – July 1763) of Wotton, Surrey, was a British official and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. His grandfather, the diarist John Evelyn, influenced his independent attitude in politics and stimulated his dedication to literature. His public offices included Postmaster-general from 1708 to 1715. Early life Evelyn was born on 1 March 1682 at Sayes Court in Deptford, Kent, the second but only surviving son of John Evelyn the Younger, barrister of the Middle Temple and Commissioner of the Revenue, and his wife, Martha Spencer, daughter and co-heir of Richard Spencer. He was baptised the following day. Cokayne, George Edward (1906) Complete Baronetage'. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. . p. 17 He was educated at the French school at Greenwich in 1689, at Kings Street under Mr Arbuthnot in 1691 and at Eton College from 1692 to 1698. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, on 25 February 1699, aged 16. His fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet
Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (c.1615, in Essex – 26 January 1674, in Somerset House, London) was an English officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and a notable playwright. He is best known for his 1663 play '' The Adventures of Five Hours'', possibly co-authored by George Digby – the play (an adaptation of a Spanish work by Antonio Coello) was produced by the Duke's Company and later proved an influence on Richard Brinsley Sheridan's opera '' The Duenna''. Life The third son of George Tuke, Samuel was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1635 and had fought in Europe before the Civil War broke out in 1640. By late 1642 he was a major in the Duke of York's Regiment, serving with William Cavendish's northern army and fighting at the battle of Marston Moor. He then served in western England in 1645 under the command of George Goring before resigning his commission after he was passed over for promotion to major-general of horse in favour of Goring's brother-in-law Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Godolphin
Margaret Godolphin (née Blagge; 2 August 1652 – 9 September 1678) was an English courtier. She chose John Evelyn as a mentor and died after childbirth. His account of her life was not published until 1847. Life Margaret Blagge was probably born in London on 2 August 1652, to the Royalist Colonel Thomas Blagge and his wife. Coming from an established, but not affluent, gentry background, the Blagges maintained strong connections with the exiled English court. Margaret served in the household of the Queen Mother, Henrietta Maria, and accompanied her back to England at the Restoration. Thomas Blagge died in 1660, leaving the family with significant financial difficulties. In about 1666 she took on the role of Maid of Honour to Anne Hyde, the Duchess of York. Her elder sister had previously held a position in the Duchess's household, where she was quickly married. When the duchess died in 1671 she was employed in the same role by the Queen, Catherine of Braganza. As a maid of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Evelyn The Younger
John Evelyn the younger (1655–1699) was an English translator. Life Evelyn was the third but eldest surviving son of John Evelyn, born 19 January 1655. On 13 December 1660, his father presented him to the queen mother, who made much of him. Until 1662, he was 'brought up amongst Mr. Howard's children at Arundel House.’ In 1665, Edmund Bohun became his tutor. In early 1667, he was sent to Trinity College, Oxford, under Ralph Bathurst. He left Oxford in March 1669, and was admitted to the Middle Temple on 2 May 1672. On 29 March 1673, his father took him to see Peter Gunning, Bishop of Chichester, who gave him instructions and advice 'before he received the Holy Sacrament.' On 25 May of the same year, he became a younger brother of Trinity House, and on 10 November 1675, he went to France in the suite of the ambassador Lord Berkeley, returning in May of the next year. In December 1687, Evelyn was employed in Devon by the treasury, as a commissioner respecting 'concealment of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Evelyn
John Evelyn (31 October 162027 February 1706) was an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, who is now best known as a diary, diarist. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society. John Evelyn's Diary, John Evelyn's diary, or memoir, spanned the period of his adult life from 1640, when he was a student, to 1706, the year he died. He did not write daily at all times. The many volumes provide insight into life and events at a time before regular magazines or newspapers were published, making diaries of greater interest to modern historians than such works might have been at later periods. Evelyn's work covers art, culture and politics, including the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell's rise and eventual natural death, the last Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London in 1666. ''John Evelyn's Diary'' was first published posthumously in 1818, but over the years was overshadowed by that of Samuel Pepys. Pepys wrote a differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
