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Thomas Sackville

(1536—1608) poet and administrator


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(first earl of Dorset and Baron Buckhurst) (1536–1608), he entered parliament in 1558, was raised to the peerage in 1567, and held a number of high official positions. He wrote the Induction and ‘The Complaint of Buckingham’ for A Mirror for Magistrates, and collaborated with Thomas Norton in the tragedy of Gorboduc.

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Sackville, Thomas (1536–1608)
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Length: 107 words
Sackville, Thomas, Earl of Dorset (1536–1608)
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Length: 134 words
Sackville, Thomas, first earl of Dorset and Baron Buckhurst (c.1536–1608)
in The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7) Length: 112 words
Sackville, Thomas, Baron Buckhurst, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536–1608)
in The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland (3) Length: 43 words

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