Tragedie of Mariam, the Faire Queene of Jewry
Elizabeth Tanfield was born in 1585 or 1586 at Burford Priory in Oxfordshire, the only child of Sir Lawrence Tanfield and Elizabeth Symondes. Her father was a lawyer, who later became a judge and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Her parents encouraged their daughter''s love of reading and learning, although her mother forbade the servants from giving Elizabeth candles to read by at night.
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Elizabeth Tanfield was born in 1585 or 1586 at Burford Priory in Oxfordshire, the only child of Sir Lawrence Tanfield and Elizabeth Symondes. Her father was a lawyer, who later became a judge and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Her parents encouraged their daughter''s love of reading and learning, although her mother forbade the servants from giving Elizabeth candles to read by at night.
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