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Thomas Shadwell
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
In office
9 March 1689 – 19 or 20 November 1692
MonarchsWilliam III and Mary II
Preceded byJohn Dryden
Succeeded byNahum Tate
Personal details
Bornc. 1642
Weeting or Lynford, Norfolk, England
Died(1692-11-19)19 November 1692 (aged approx. 49–50)
London, England
SpouseAnne Shadwell
Children4, including Charles
Alma materGonville and Caius College, Cambridge
OccupationPoet, playwright
AwardsPoet laureate
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Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689.[1]

  1. ^ Aitken, George Atherton (1897). "Shadwell, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 51. pp. 340–343.

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Anne Bracegirdle

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