Edmund Waller, 3 March 1606 to 21 October 1687, was a poet and politician from Buckinghamshire. He sat as MP for various constituencies between 1624 and 1687, and was one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons.
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Hall Barn, circa 1898; Waller family home near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Viscount Falkland, killed fighting for the Royalists in 1643; Waller was deeply influenced by his moderation and tolerance
Execution of Nathaniel Tomkins and Chaloner, July 1643; an episode that permanently damaged Waller's reputation
Edmund Waller's tomb, Beaconsfield
1717 engraving; Geoffrey Chaucer (centre), surrounded by Waller, Samuel Butler, John Milton and Abraham CowleyAwards 1
Writers born in the 1600s 6
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Edmund Waller, 3 March 1606 to 21 October 1687, was a poet and politician from Buckinghamshire. He sat as MP for various constituencies between 1624 and 1687, and was one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons. Although considered a major poet by contemporaries, his literary reputation declined after his death, and he is now rarely read.
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1606 to 1687 · aged 81
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