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Anthony Cooke
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Sir Anthony Cooke, KB was an English humanist scholar. He was a companion and tutor to King Edward VI.
Memorial to Cooke at the Church of St Edward the Confessor, in Romford
Memorial to Cooke at the Church of St Edward the Confessor, in Romford
Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natur
Anthony Cooke
…London in 1462–3, and Elizabeth Malpas, daughter of Philip Malpas, Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and Sheriff of London. Lord Chancellor Francis Bacon was one of Anthony Cooke's grandsons. Cooke served as High Sheriff of Essex in 1545…
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
A young Francis Bacon depicted in a National Portrait Gallery painting; the inscription around Bacon's head reads: Si tabula daretur digna animum mall
A young Francis Bacon depicted in a National Portrait Gallery painting; the inscription around Bacon's head reads: Si tabula daretur digna animum mallem, Latin for "If one could but paint his mind".
The Italianate entry to York House, built around 1626 in Strand, the year of Bacon's death
The Italianate entry to York House, built around 1626 in Strand, the year of Bacon's death
Bacon's statue at Gray's Inn in London's South Square
Bacon's statue at Gray's Inn in London's South Square