Elizabeth Dauncey
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Elizabeth Dauncey, one of Thomas More's daughters, was part of a circle of exceptionally educated and accomplished women who exemplified "learned ladies" for the next two centuries.
Portrait study of Elizabeth Dauncey, 21 years, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1527
Rowland Lockey (1565–1616), after Hans Holbein the Younger, Thomas More and his family (1592)
Cecily Heron
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Cecily Heron, one of Thomas More's children, was part of a circle of exceptionally educated and accomplished women who exemplified "learned ladies" for the next two centuries.
Elizabeth Dauncey
…Elizabeth More was the second child of Thomas More and his first wife, Jane Colte (1488–1511). Margaret (later Roper; 1505–1544) was the eldest; Cecily (later Heron; 1507-?) and John (1509–1547) were younger. Shortly after the death of his first wife, Thomas More married Alice Middleton and the family…
Portrait study of Cecily Heron at 20-years-old, pregnant with her first child, drawn by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1527