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John Skelton

1460 - 1529

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John Skelton, also known as John Shelton (c. 1463 – 21 June 1529) was an English poet, playwright, priest, and tutor to King Henry VIII of England. Writing in a period of linguistic transition between Middle English and Early Modern English, Skelton is one of the most important poets of the early Tudor period. As a poet, Skelton is mostly remembered for his invectives and satires, often written in a highly irregular metre now called Skeltonics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Skelton is the 2,218th most popular writer (up from 6,350th in 2019), the 1,918th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,494th in 2019) and the 208th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Skelton ranks 2,218 out of 7,302. Before him are Katherine Jackson, Tadeusz Borowski, Seichō Matsumoto, Edward Young, Gaston Paris, and Pierre Gamarra. After him are Matthieu Ricard, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Oribasius, Telesilla, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, and Sergei Dovlatov.

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Among people born in 1460, John Skelton ranks 21. Before him are João da Nova, Pierre de la Rue, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Konstanty Ostrogski, Johannes Widmann, and Rodrigo de Bastidas. After him are Georges d'Amboise, Svante Nilsson, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Johann Froben, and Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale. Among people deceased in 1529, John Skelton ranks 6. Before him are Baldassare Castiglione, Wang Yangming, La Malinche, Andrea Sansovino, and Jan Provoost. After him are Juan del Encina, and Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, John Skelton ranks 1,918 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Vaughan (1923), Thomas Sydenham (1624), Edward Young (1683), Eleanor of Woodstock (1318), John Henry Poynting (1852), and Leonard Woolley (1880). After him are Amy Johnson (1903), Edward the Exile (1016), Pieter de Molijn (1595), Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847), Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707), and Antony Beevor (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Skelton ranks 208. Before him are Brian Aldiss (1925), Terry Eagleton (1943), Christina Rossetti (1830), Richard Adams (1920), Martin Amis (1949), and Edward Young (1683). After him are Clive Barker (1952), Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Thomas Wyatt (1503), and Colin Wilson (1931).

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