Townley, Zouch (1601-03-25 - )

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 1100
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-1218)
Name
Zouch Townley
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1601-03-25 d. (old)
Linked Sermons
Associated Places
Source of Data

Jeanne Shami; Adam Richter

Biographical Sources Consulted

AO (Foster); Culture and Politics in Early Stuart England, edited by Kevin Sharp and Peter Lake.

Other note

Date of birth unknown; matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 22 December 1618 at age 17. Alastair Bellany notes in his contribution to Culture and Politics in Early Stuart England that Zouch Townley was also a libellous poet, whose writing against the Duke of Buckingham resulted in him fleeing to The Hague.

GEMMS record created
December 15, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024