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17th-century English antiquarians

  • William CamdenWilliam Camden was born in London on the 2nd of May 1551. His father Sampson Camden belonged to The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers.
  • John AubreyJohn Aubrey was born on the 12th of March 1626 at Easton Piers, a manor house near Kington St Michael in Wiltshire. He grew up as an only child within a…