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Cheke, Sir John (1514–1557), humanist, royal tutor, and administrator  

Alan Bryson

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Cheke, Sir John (1514–1557), humanist, royal tutor, and administrator, was born on 16 June 1514 in a house on the corner of Market Hill and Petty Cury in Cambridge, the son of Peter Cheke (d. 1530), administrator, of Cambridge, and his wife, ...

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Cheke, Sir John (1514–1557)  

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23 September 2004
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Sir John Cheke (1514–1557) attrib. Lodovico Leoni, c. 1555 © Copyright The British Museum

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Starkey, Thomas (c. 1498–1538), humanist and royal servant  

T. F. Mayer

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Starkey, Thomas (c. 1498–1538), humanist and royal servant, was born in Cheshire to another Thomas Starkey, probably at Wrenbury, where the family was prominent. His father probably held office in Wales and was wealthy enough to pay for his son's education. His mother, ...