Who is Sir John Beaumont

Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet (c.1582/3 – April 1627) of Grace Dieu in the parish of Belton in Leicestershire, England, was a poet best known for his work Bosworth Field (a poem about the Battle of Bosworth Field).

Origins

He was born at Grace Dieu, near Thringstone in Leicestershire, the second son of the judge Sir Francis Beaumont (d.1598) by his wife Anne Pierrepont. His younger brother was the dramatist Francis Beaumont.

Career

John matriculated at Broadgates Hall (later Pembroke College) in the University of Oxford on 4 February 1596/1597, entered as a gentleman commoner. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1598 or 1600. The death in 1605 of his elder brother, Sir Henry Beaumont, made John the head of the Beaumont family, and he ...
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Sir John Beaumont Poems

• Of His Dear Son, Gervase
  Dear Lord, receive my son, whose winning love
  To me was like a friendship, far above
  The course of nature or his tender age;
  Whose looks could all my bitter griefs assuage:...

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• Joyoftrivia: this day in 1973 british theatre manager and producer binkie beaumont died many works shunned the spotlight worked closely with noel coward and sir john gielgud and others, brought american plays to england
• Beyondshakes: three years ago we cancelled our first proper live show due to the plague. we return to the same theatre later this year with bosworth field by sir john beaumont on 20th july at 7.30pm the quay theatre in sudbury, suffolk. a mix of performance and history.
• Beyondshakes: bosworth field by sir john beaumont. there are plans to do a live stream of this show, but for now there tickets available for the live event at the quay theatre in sudbury on thursday 20th july at 7.30pm. the final audio to be released on the pod anon
• Ilemanzer: in a letter discussing his acquaintance, antiquary-geologist and fairy-seer john beaumont, sir hans sloane tells a fun story about a hapless bunch of magicians. it starts: a catholic priest, a presbyterian minister and a bankrupt lawyer rented a house in clerkenwell.
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