The Tudor Society

  • December 27 – The death of Katherine Killigrew (née Cooke)

    1 year ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    On this day in Tudor history, 27th December 1583, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Katherine Killigrew died after giving birth to a stillborn child.

    scholar and Puritan Katherine Killigrew was the daughter of renowned humanist and scholar Sir Anthony Cooke.

    Katherine was a very accomplished woman, being known for her ability at writing poetry and her knowledge of languages, including Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

    Find out more about Katherine, and hear the epitaphs that were written in her honour…

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  • 27 December – Katherine Killigrew, “the Muses friend, and saint of Heav’n”

    3 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    On this day in Tudor history, 27th December 1583, scholar and Puritan Katherine Killigrew died after giving birth to a stillborn child.

    Katherine was the daughter of renowned humanist and scholar, Sir Anthony Cooke, and was known for her ability at writing poetry and her knowledge of languages, including Hebrew, Latin and Greek. She was a very accomplished Tudor lady.

    Find out more about Katherine, and hear the epitaphs that were written in her honour, in today’s talk.

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