Michael Drayton

English poet
1563–1631, born in Hartshill

Portrait of Michael Drayton — Photo: Sylvester Harding, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Born: 1563
Birthplace: Hartshill
Died: 23 December 1631

Notable works

1593 Idea · eclogue
1600 The First Part of the True and Honorable Historie of the Life of Sir John Oldcastle
1605 The London Prodigal
1612 Poly-Olbion
1897 Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles

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