Poem, Commendation of Thomas Stutely

Author

Robert Seall
Michael Sadler

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Publication Date

7-1-1563

Time Period

circa July 1563

Abstract

"Registered and printed around July of 1563, this English broadside ballad is the only work attributed to the author, Robert Seall, and it focuses on Thomas Stukeley. A man steeped in controversy since birth, Stukeley (Stucley, Stukely, Stutely–scholars have collected up to 24 spellings) was rumored to be a bastard child of Henry VIII and led a long life of piracy. The ballad was a public relations move to improve Stukeley’s image after a long life of alleged piracy and his revealing plans of an Anglo-Huguenot venture to Florida to a Spanish ambassador in London."

Keywords

Florida Huguenot colony (1562-1565), Thomas Stucley (1525?-1578)

Extent

9 pages

Original Language

English

Language

English

Media Type

Poems

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

EVF_0023

Type

Article

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Seall, Robert and Sadler, Michael, "Poem, Commendation of Thomas Stutely" (1563). Early Visions Bucket. 23.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/23