Henry Constable
Henry Constable was an English poet, known particularly for Diana, one of the first English sonnet sequences. In 1591 he converted to Catholicism, and lived in exile on the continent for some years. He returned to England at the accession of King James, but was soon a prisoner in the Tower and in the Fleet.
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- Born in
- Newark-on-Trent
- Educated at
- St John's College
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1562
Born
Birth1613
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- father:
- Robert Constable
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