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Politician and magistrate in a Elizabethan England; (1532-1600)

PoliticiansLived 1532 to 1600 · aged 68
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Sir Thomas Lucy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1571 and 1585. He was a magistrate in Warwickshire, but is best known for his links to William Shakespeare.

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Effigies of Sir Thomas Lucy and his wife, Joyce Acton, St. Leonard's church, CharlecoteEffigies of Sir Thomas Lucy and his wife, Joyce Acton, St. Leonard's church, CharlecoteCharlecote Park circa 1880Charlecote Park circa 1880Shakespeare Before Thomas Lucy by Thomas Brooks, a typical Victorian portrayal of the poaching storyShakespeare Before Thomas Lucy by Thomas Brooks, a typical Victorian portrayal of the poaching storyThomas Lucy's coat of arms, depicting "luces" (pike), from William Dugdale's Antiquities of WarwickshireThomas Lucy's coat of arms, depicting "luces" (pike), from William Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire

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Sir Thomas Lucy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1571 and 1585. He was a magistrate in Warwickshire, but is best known for his links to William Shakespeare. As a Protestant activist, he came into conflict with Shakespeare's Catholic relatives, and there are stories that the young Shakespeare himself had clashes with him.

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Politicians
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deceased
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Lived 1532 to 1600 · aged 68
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