Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for John Donne across 7 places, from 1593 to 1620.
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John Donne (1571 or 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Donne was documented, and when
1593year
Newgate Prisonattested“Donne's brother Henry was also a university student prior to his arrest in 1593 for harbouring a Catholic priest, William Harrington, and died in Newgate Prison of bubonic plague, leading Donne to begin questioning his Catholic faith.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1604year
Pyrfordattested“After his release, Donne had to accept a retired country life in a small house in Pyrford, Surrey, owned by Anne's cousin, Sir Francis Wooley, where they lived until the end of 1604.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1605year
Mitchamattested“In spring 1605 they moved to another small house in Mitcham, Surrey, where he scraped a meagre living as a lawyer, while Anne Donne bore a new baby almost every year.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1616 to 1621period
Huntingdonshireattested“In 1616, he was granted the living as rector of two parishes, Keyston in Huntingdonshire and Sevenoaks in Kent, and in 1621 of Blunham, in Bedfordshire, all held until his death.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1616 to 1621period
Bedfordshireattested“In 1616, he was granted the living as rector of two parishes, Keyston in Huntingdonshire and Sevenoaks in Kent, and in 1621 of Blunham, in Bedfordshire, all held until his death.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1616 to 1621period
Kentattested“In 1616, he was granted the living as rector of two parishes, Keyston in Huntingdonshire and Sevenoaks in Kent, and in 1621 of Blunham, in Bedfordshire, all held until his death.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1620year
Englandattested“Donne did not return to England until 1620.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
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1575 to 1615period
Drury Lanementioned“Many of his poems were written for wealthy friends or patrons, especially for MP Sir Robert Drury of Hawsted (1575–1615), whom he met in 1610 and who became his chief patron, furnishing him and his family an apartment in his large house…”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1583year
Hart Hallmentioned“In 1583, at the age of 11, he began studies at Hart Hall, now Hertford College, Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1591year
Thavie's Innmentioned“In 1591 he was accepted as a student at the Thavie's Inn legal school, one of the Inns of Chancery in London.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1591year
Londonmentioned“In 1591 he was accepted as a student at the Thavie's Inn legal school, one of the Inns of Chancery in London.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
6 May 1592exact date
Lincoln's Innmentioned“On 6 May 1592, he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn, one of the Inns of Court.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1596year
Capture of Cádizmentioned“He later fought alongside the Earl of Essex and Sir Walter Raleigh against the Spanish at Cadiz (1596) and the Azores (1597), and witnessed the loss of the Spanish flagship, the San Felipe.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1596year
Cadizmentioned“He later fought alongside the Earl of Essex and Sir Walter Raleigh against the Spanish at Cadiz (1596) and the Azores (1597), and witnessed the loss of the Spanish flagship, the San Felipe.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1615year
Cambridge Universitymentioned“In 1615, Donne was awarded an honorary doctorate in divinity from Cambridge University.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1615year
Cambridgementioned“In 1615, Donne was awarded an honorary doctorate in divinity from Cambridge University.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
1616 to 1622period
Lincoln's Innmentioned“He became a reader of divinity at Lincoln's Inn in 1616, where he served in the chapel as minister until 1622.”source: Wikipedia: John Donne
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