Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke)

On this day in history, 27th August 1610, in the reign of King James I, a woman of learning, piety and conviction, a quite remarkable woman, was laid to rest at St Michael's Church, St Albans. She was Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke).

Anne was the daughter of scholar and humanist Sir Anthony Cooke; the wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal; and mother of spy Anthony Bacon, and Francis Bacon, one of the greatest thinkers of the age. But she should be remember in her own right for her education, translations and scholarship.