The official post of ‘Poet Laureate’ (laureate meaning crowned with laurels) in the United Kingdom, is held by a distinguished poet chosen by the monarch who is attached to the royal household. In ...

descended from an ancient family in Staffordshire, Poet Laureate and Historiographer in the reign of William III and Mary. Died the 20th of November 1692 aged 55. John Shadwell M.D. has placed this ...