Tichborne, Chidiock (1558 - 1586)
Index to poems
Biography:
Tichborne was executed for having become a party to a Catholic plot to murder Elizabeth. Although not quite as young as his farewell poem suggests, written within three days of his death, the verses were famous in the period.
- Williams, Penry. "Babington, Anthony (1561–1586)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. Oxford: OUP, 2004.
Given Name:
Chidiock
Family Name:
Tichborne
Birth Date:
1558
Death Date:
September 20, 1586
Nationality:
Family Relations:
father : Peter Tichborne
mother : Elizabeth Tichborne
wife : Agnes Tichborne
Spoken Languages:
Religion
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Cause of Death:
First RPO Edition:
1997