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"The most noble and incomparable paire of brethren": William and Philip Herbert and 'The First Folio'
On the second page of The First Folio, a dedication is made to its patrons, "the Most Noble and Incomparable Paire of Brethren"...
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Æmilia Bassano's Baptism - 27 January 1569
On This Day (27 January) in 1569, Æmilia Bassano, Elizabethan courtier and Jacobean writer and poet was baptised.
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Jan 277 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 27 October 1561
On This Day (27 Oct) 1561, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, was born at Tickenhall Manor, Bewdley.
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Oct 27, 20242 min read
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