James Howell
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James Howell was a 17th-century Welsh writer and historian best known for his epistolary work "Familiar Letters" and for serving as historiographer royal to King Charles I of England.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh person
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letter writer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1594 ⓘ |
| correspondenceForm | familiar letters ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1666 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Jesus College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
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history ⓘ lexicography ⓘ political allegory ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| imprisonmentReason | Royalist sympathies ⓘ |
| influenced | development of English epistolary style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Latin ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Howell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dodona's Grove
NERFINISHED
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Epistolae Ho-Elianae NERFINISHED ⓘ Familiar Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ Instructions for Forreine Travell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexicon Tetraglotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
lexicographer ⓘ poet ⓘ political commentator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Llangammarch Wells ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
clerk of the council
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historiographer royal ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Brecknockshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedIn | Fleet Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Dodona's Grove, or The Vocall Forrest
NERFINISHED
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Epistolae Ho-Elianae: Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren NERFINISHED ⓘ Instructions for Forreine Travell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexicon Tetraglotton: an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
English Civil War era
NERFINISHED
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European politics ⓘ travel in Europe ⓘ |
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