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Thomas SHADWELL Adm. pens. (age 14) at CAIUS, 17 Dec., 1656. S. and h. of John (1634), of Broomhill, Norfolk . B there. School, Bury St Edmunds [ Suffolk ] (Mr Stephens). Matric. 1656 . Adm. at the Middle Temple, 07 Jul., 1658, but soon quitted the law and travelled abroad. Superseded Dryden as poet laureate and historiographer royal, 1688-92 . Dramatist. Married Anne, dau. of Thomas Gibbs, of Norwich [ Norfolk ]. Died 20 Nov., 1692, from an overdose of opium; buried at Chelsea [ London ]. Will (P.C.C.) 1692 . ( Venn, I. 393; D.N.B. Hutchinson, Notable Middle Templars. ) | Thomas SHADWELL Approx. lifespan: 16421692 Adm. pens. (age 14) at Gonville & Caius College 1656:12:17 s. and h. of John SHADWELL (1634) of Broomhill, Norfolk , B. there. Sch: Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], ( Mr STEPHENS ) Matric. 1656 Adm. at the Middle Temple 1658:07:07 but soon quitted the law and travelled abroad. Superseded Dryden as poet laureate and historiographer royal 1688-92 Dramatist. Married Anne GIBBS dau. of Thomas GIBBS of Norwich, [Norfolk], d. 1692:11:20 from an overdose of opium; buried at Chelsea, [London], Will (P.C.C.) 1692 ( Venn I. 393; D.N.B. Hutchinson, Notable Middle Templars. ) |