henry howard earl of surrey

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Most of his poetry was published 10 years later. With Thomas Wyat, he introduced into England the styles and metres of the Italian humanist poets, laying the foundation of a great age in English poetry. He translated two books of Virgil's Aeneid, marking the first use in English of blank verse and was the first to develop the sonnet form used by William Shakespeare
born 1517, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, Eng.? died Jan. 13, 1547, London English poet. Because of his aristocratic birth and connections, Surrey was involved in the jockeying for place that accompanied Henry VIII's policies. After returning to England in 1546 from a campaign abroad, he was accused of treason by his rivals. After his sister admitted he was still a Roman Catholic, he was executed at age
henry howard earl of surrey

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    Hen·ry How·ard earl of sur·rey

    Turkish pronunciation

    henri hauırd ırl ıv sıri

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    /ˈhenrē ˈhouərd ˈərl əv ˈsərē/ /ˈhɛnriː ˈhaʊɜrd ˈɜrl əv ˈsɜriː/
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