Thomas Lucy

Sir Thomas Lucy (April 24, 1532-July 7, 1600) was a magistrate and an evangelical in Charlecote near Stratford-on-Avon who, under Elizabeth I, persecuted recusant Catholic families in the area, including William Shakespeare's maternal relatives, the Ardens and the famous Jesuit, Edmund Campion. According to a popular legend, Shakespeare launched his famous career in London after fleeing Stratford to escape prosecution for poaching one of Lucy's deer in Charlecote Park. Noted by Edmond Malone, a ballad mocking Lucy and seemingly commemorating such an incident was still being sung in Stratford c. 1687-90 when Joshua Barnes heard it and wrote it down. Shakespeare is thought to have satirized Lucy with the character of Justice Shallow in The Merry Wives of Windsor.)

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April 24 - 1532 - July 7 - 1600 - Charlecote - Stratford-on-Avon - Recusant - Catholic - William Shakespeare - Ardens - Jesuit - Edmund Campion - Charlecote Park - Edmond Malone - Joshua Barnes - Justice Shallow - The Merry Wives of Windsor

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John Foxe was briefly a tutor in the Lucy household.

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John Foxe - Tutor

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